hamburger bun
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- noun
- /ˈhæmˌbɜrɡər bʌn/
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pan de hamburguesa
- I just discovered Canyon Bakehouse gluten-free hamburger buns.
- toasted hamburger buns
- serve on hamburger buns
- whole-wheat hamburger buns
And he and a bunch of friends were hungry after a night of partying and didn't have hamburger buns.
- And he and a bunch of friends were hungry after a night of partying and didn't have hamburger buns.
- Like they put a bun, like a standard sized hamburger bun on it like just for laughs.
- What do you call a sandwich on a hamburger bun made with ground beef, onions, tomato sauce and ambien?
Examples
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Throw it on a hamburger bun and you've got lunch or dinner!
Blog text (1) -
I sent her over the road to get hamburger buns.
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Ivy handed out the hamburger buns, leaving out two for her and Track.
Fiction book (1992) -
She took out hamburger buns from a plastic bag and spread the mixture onto the soft bread, counting out one for everybody except Buzzy.
Fiction book (1992) -
Also overheard in a restaurant: Mother: "Why are you picking the sesame seeds off your hamburger bun and putting them on that napkin?"
Blog text (31) -
Not far from here, hamburgers were being eased onto open hamburger buns, ketchup was jetting forth from a ketchup bottle, and a man was pouring milk.
Fiction book (2001) -
For dinner, we enjoyed juicy cheeseburgers served on warm hamburger buns with fresh toppings.
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She bought a package of soft hamburger buns to make a quick meal with grilled patties.
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After grilling, place the burgers on hamburger buns and add your favorite condiments.
Synonyms
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A small round bread roll that is plain or sweet
A round soft bread roll for holding a cooked meat patty and toppings
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Morphology
The meaning 'a round bread roll used for hamburgers' is directly compositional from 'hamburger' (the sandwich/patty) + 'bun' (a small round bread roll). This noun+noun compound follows a common, cross-linguistic naming pattern, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily infer the MWE meaning.
Etymology
Hamburger bun comes from putting together the meat patty called a hamburger and the small soft roll called a bun. Imagine a round, soft piece of bread made just to hold a hot patty and toppings, and you see why it means 'the bread used for a hamburger'.