A hamburger (or burger) is a sandwich consisting of a cooked patty of ground meat, usually beef, placed in an open bun or between two slices of bread. Hamburgers are often served with lettuce, tomato, onion, pickles, or cheese and condiments such as mustard, mayonnaise, and ketchup.
The term "Hamburger" originally derives from the German city of Hamburg, Germany's second largest city, from where many emigrants came to America (cf. Frankfurter and...
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A hamburger (or burger) is a sandwich consisting of a cooked patty of ground meat, usually beef, placed in an open bun or between two slices of bread. Hamburgers are often served with lettuce, tomato, onion, pickles, or cheese and condiments such as mustard, mayonnaise, and ketchup.
The term "Hamburger" originally derives from the German city of Hamburg, Germany's second largest city, from where many emigrants came to America (cf. Frankfurter and Wiener, names which also derive from German-speaking cities). In High German, "Burg" means "castle", and is a widespread component of city names. "Bürger" describes someone coming from that castle or town, respectively (compare London -> Londoner), hence Hamburger can be an adjective in German.
The term "ham" could derive from the word "hamme", a denomination for a moraine hillside, although this remains unclear. The likeness to the English word "ham" is by pure chance (not to mention the fact that hamburgers do not contain ham).
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