HAMBURGER
Dictionary entry overview: What does hamburger mean?
• HAMBURGER (noun)
The noun HAMBURGER has 2 senses:
1. a sandwich consisting of a fried cake of minced beef served on a bun, often with other ingredients
2. beef that has been ground
Familiarity information: HAMBURGER used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• HAMBURGER (noun)
Meaning:
A sandwich consisting of a fried cake of minced beef served on a bun, often with other ingredients
Classified under:
Nouns denoting foods and drinks
Synonyms:
beefburger; hamburger; burger
Hypernyms ("hamburger" is a kind of...):
sandwich (two (or more) slices of bread with a filling between them)
Meronyms (parts of "hamburger"):
ground beef; hamburger (beef that has been ground)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "hamburger"):
cheeseburger (a hamburger with melted cheese on it)
Meaning:
Beef that has been ground
Classified under:
Nouns denoting foods and drinks
Synonyms:
ground beef; hamburger
Hypernyms ("hamburger" is a kind of...):
beef; boeuf (meat from an adult domestic bovine)
Holonyms ("hamburger" is a part of...):
beefburger; burger; hamburger (a sandwich consisting of a fried cake of minced beef served on a bun, often with other ingredients)
