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cheeseburger

cheeseburger

114 1.0
A hamburger with melted cheese in a bun
  • noun
  • /ˈtʃiːzˌbɜːrɡər/
translation icon : hamburguesa con queso
  • "What kept you?" Jo Lynn asked as I handed her the cheeseburger, fries, and soft drink.
  • a cheeseburger and fries
  • bacon cheeseburger
  • double cheeseburger

In fact, it's like cheeseburgers make you more muscular.

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Examples

Synonyms

burger
vscheeseburger
406 1.0

A cooked beef patty in a bun with toppings

is the form that specifically features melted cheese as topping
hamburger
vscheeseburger
119 1.0

A sandwich that has a cooked beef patty in a bun with toppings

is a specific version topped with melted cheese
veggie burger
vscheeseburger
8 2.5

A sandwich with a cooked patty made from vegetables or plant ingredients instead of meat

focuses on melted cheese as the defining topping rather than plant patty
bacon burger
vscheeseburger
2 1.0

A burger served with bacon

uses melted cheese as the topping rather than cured pork strips
beefburger
vscheeseburger
  • UK
1 1.0

A sandwich with a fried or grilled beef patty in a bun

is the same meat sandwich but defined by added melted cheese
Mc-burger
vscheeseburger
1.9

A hamburger sold at McDonald's fast food restaurants

is the same sandwich type but identified by its melted cheese topping
mahoosive burger
vscheeseburger
  • Slang
8.5

A very large burger often talked about in a playful way

refers instead to the version defined by melted cheese topping
tunaburger
vscheeseburger
  • US
6.6

A sandwich with a cooked tuna patty in a bun

uses a melted cheese topping rather than a fish-based patty

How Filling

mahoosive burger
  • Slang
8.5
cheeseburger
114 1.0
hamburger
119 1.0
slider
8 3.0

Surface Forms

cheeseburger singular
cheeseburgers plural

Morphology

cheeseburger = cheese + burger (transparent) = cheese + burger

The meaning is directly composed from 'cheese' + 'burger' (a burger with cheese), which is obvious to learners who know the component words.

Etymology

Cheeseburger is simply cheese + burger, and burger comes from the city Hamburg, where people made a 'meat patty in a bun'. So a cheeseburger is a burger topped with melted cheese.