hamburger
/ˈhambəːɡə
/noun
1A flat round cake of minced beef, fried or grilled and typically served in a bread roll garnished with various condiments.Steaks, hamburgers, hot dogs and pork chops are usually grilled....
- What this basically means is that they serve hamburgers, tuna sandwiches, chicken wings and hot dogs in addition to the jerks, rotis and curries.
- They butchered a steer and served hamburgers and steaks to the family.
1.1 [mass noun] North American Minced beef.I could turn a big lump of cheap meat into short ribs, prime ribs, rib eyes, deckle steaks, and high-quality hamburger....
- This time we just had the whole animal made into hamburger.
- I know to use ground chuck instead of hamburger or even ground loin.
Origin
Late 19th century (originally US): from German, from Hamburg1.
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