-burger
English
Etymology
Rebracketing of 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.
- (US, sports) Used to emphasise a high number of points scored by a player or team.
- 2019 December 3, Kirk Goldsberry, James Harden is the greatest scorer of this NBA era[1], ESPN:
- Let's start with Harden's 60-burger against Atlanta: His 24 shot attempts were the fewest ever in a 60-point game in NBA history.
Coordinate terms
Derived terms
English terms suffixed with -burger
Translations
suffix used to make names for hamburger-like dishes
Anagrams
Dutch
Etymology
Backformed from hamburger through influence of the English use of -burger as a suffix.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbʏrɣər/, /ˈburɡər/
Suffix
-burger m
Derived terms
- champignonburger
- groenteburger
- kaasburger
- kalfsburger
- kalkoenburger
- runderburger, rundsburger
- spekburger
- tofoeburger
- visburger