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Part of speech
noun
Pronunciation
HAM-bur-gur /ˈhæmbɜːɡə/
Definition
A patty of ground beef, typically served in a round bun with various toppings; the ground beef patty itself; (informal) the three-line menu icon in user interfaces.
Plain meaning
A hamburger is a burger — the ground beef patty served in a bun with toppings. It is also, in UI design, the name for the three horizontal lines icon that opens a navigation menu.
Register
Neutral and widely used. Hamburger is the full word; burger is the common informal shortening. In UI design, hamburger is standard technical vocabulary for the three-line navigation icon.
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Hamburger used naturally — examples, nuances, and close synonyms.
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Using “Hamburger” in AI prompts
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