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English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?b??(?)??(?)/
• Rhymes: -??(r)??(r)
• Homophones: Berger, -burger, burgher

Etymology 1

Coined around 1939 from hamburger, due to incorrect analysis of that term as ham + burger and shortening.

Noun

burger (plural burgers)

1. (informal) A hamburger.
2. (chiefly as a combining form) A similar sandwich or patty.

Derived terms

Related terms

• cheeseburger

Coordinate terms

• (fast food): taco, burrito

Translations

Further reading

• burger on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Etymology 2

Noun

burger (plural burgers)

1. Alternative form of burgher

Anagrams

• Gruber

Afrikaans

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?bœr.??r/

Etymology 1

From Dutch burger.

Noun

burger (plural burgers)

1. citizen

Derived terms

• burgerlik

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English burger, shortening of hamburger

Noun

burger (plural burgers)

1. burger

Danish

Etymology

Borrowed from English burger.

Noun

burger c (singular definite burgeren, plural indefinite burgere)

1. burger

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?b?r.??r/
• Hyphenation: bur?ger
• Rhymes: -?r??r

Etymology 1

Related to burg (“fortified city”), burcht (“castle”).

Noun

burger m (plural burgers, diminutive burgertje n, feminine burgerin)

1. citizen
   • 1988, Het Boek, International Bible Society, Richteren 8:9:

     Daarom zei hij tegen de burgers van Pnuël: […]

     So he said to the citizens of Penuel: […]

2. middle-class or bourgeois person, burgher

Synonyms

• (citizen) staatsburger

Derived terms

Related terms

• bourgeois
• bourgeoisie
• hamburger

Descendants

• Afrikaans: burger
• ? Sranan Tongo: borgu

Etymology 2

From hamburger or directly borrowed from English burger, both from English hamburger, from the German city Hamburg, from the name of a fortress in the area, Hammaburg. Related to etymology 1.

Noun

burger m (plural burgers, diminutive burgertje n)

1. burger

Derived terms

• groenteburger
• kaasburger
• vegaburger

Estonian

Etymology

From hamburger.

Noun

burger (genitive [please provide], partitive [please provide])

1. burger

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Synonyms

• burks
• hamburger

Derived terms

• burks

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

A shortening of hamburger

Noun

burger m (definite singular burgeren, indefinite plural burgere, definite plural burgerne)

1. a burger

Derived terms

• burgerbrød

See also

• burgar (Nynorsk)

References

• “burger” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “burger” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

Polish

Etymology

From English burger.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?bur.??r/

Noun

burger m inan

1. burger (sandwich or patty similar to a hamburger)

Declension

Further reading

• burger in Wielki s?ownik j?zyka polskiego, Instytut J?zyka Polskiego PAN
• burger in Polish dictionaries at PWN

English

Etymology

horse +? -burger

Noun

horseburger (plural horseburgers)

1. A burger made from horsemeat.