-burger

See also: burger, Burger, and Bürger

English

Etymology

Back-formation from hamburger, as if it were ham + -burger.

Suffix

-burger

Used to make the names of hamburgers served in buns with the addition of the specified foodstuff, or with that foodstuff used in place of the usual meat.

Derived terms

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Coordinate terms

-wich

Translations

suffix used to make names for hamburger-like dishes

Danish: -burger c
Dutch: -burger m
Estonian: -burger
Faroese: -burgari m

Finnish: -hampurilainen (fi)
Japanese: バーガー (bāgā)
Korean: 버거 (beogeo)
Swedish: -burgare c

Anagrams

Gruber

Dutch

Etymology

Backformed from hamburger through influence of the English use of -burger as a suffix.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈbʏrɣər/, /ˈburɡər/

Suffix

-burger m

-burger

Derived terms

champignonburger
groenteburger
kaasburger
kalfsburger
kalkoenburger
runderburger, rundsburger
spekburger
tofoeburger
visburger