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hamburger

hamburger

noun AHM-boor-ger Rare
Food & Drink Dishes

Origin: From German Hamburger (from Hamburg).

Usage Note

Hamburger is an invariable loanword in Italian — the plural is also hamburger (due hamburger). It is masculine. In Italian menus it may be called panino con hamburger when served in a bun. The word is pronounced closer to the German/Italian phonology than the English original.

Examples

"Ha ordinato un hamburger con patatine."

Natural Translation

He ordered a hamburger with fries.

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