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tunaburger

tunaburger

6.6
A sandwich with a cooked tuna patty in a bun
  • noun
  • /ˈtuːnəˌbɜːrɡər/
  • US
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  • They serve an excellent tunaburger topped with spicy mayo and fresh greens.

Examples

  • She prefers a tunaburger to a hamburger because it's lighter and has less red meat.

  • At the café, I ordered a tunaburger with lettuce and tomato for lunch.

  • I ordered a tunaburger for lunch.

  • The restaurant serves delicious tunaburgers.

  • At the café, I ordered a tunaburger with lettuce and tomato for lunch.

  • She prefers a tunaburger to a hamburger because it's lighter and has less red meat.

  • They serve an excellent tunaburger topped with spicy mayo and fresh greens.

Synonyms

sandwich
vstunaburger
800 1.0

Two slices of bread with food like meat or cheese between them for a meal

is formed as a bun with a patty rather than between bread slices
burger
vstunaburger
406 1.0

A cooked beef patty in a bun with toppings

is made instead with a tuna patty rather than a beef one

Surface Forms

tunaburger singular
tunaburgers plural

Morphology

tunaburger = tuna + burger (transparent) = tuna + burger

A straightforward compound of 'tuna' + 'burger' where the meaning (a burger made with tuna) follows directly from the components.

Etymology

Tunaburger is a modern mix of tuna ('a fish') and burger ('a sandwich with a patty in a bun'), so it means a sandwich like a hamburger but made with a cooked tuna patty instead of beef.