Big Mac
US/bɪɡ mæk/
Big Mac noun: a hamburger from the fast food company McDonald's, served on a three-part bun with various condiments.
Noun
Big Mac (plural Big Macs)
- A hamburger from the fast food company McDonald's, served on a three-part bun with various condiments.
- On his thirtieth birthday Buddy Barnes received a reindeer sweater and a ten-dollar bill from his mom, as well as the following gifts from the Sticks: two Big Mac certificates, a package of ribbed prophylactics, three pairs of toe socks, a bottle of Wild Turkey, [...].1980, Tom Lorenz, Guys Like Us, Viking Press, page 1
- In a light-hearted vein, the weekly news magazine The Economist has tested the PPP index by producing its own Big Mac index. This shows how much a standardized product such as a Big Mac costs in different countries and the result is actually surprisingly close to the PPP index.2001, Bjørn Lomborg, The Skeptical Environmentalist: Measuring the Real State of the World, Cambridge University Press, page 73
Big Mac meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
Big Mac in Hindi
- burger
- बिग मैक big maik
Big Mac in Tamil
- burger
- பிக் மக் pik mak
Big Mac in Marathi
- burger
- बिग मॅक big mĕk
Big Mac in Urdu
- burger
- بگ میک big maik
More languagesFewer languages
- Big Mac in Telugu
- బిగ్ మక్ big mak
- Big Mac in Kannada
- ಬಿಗ್ ಮಕ್ big mak
- Big Mac in Sinhala
- බිග් මැක් big mæk
- Big Mac in Tagalog
- Big Mac
- Big Mac in Arabic
- بِيج مَاك big mak, بِيغ مَاك big mak
- Big Mac in Malay
- Big Mac
- Big Mac in Persian
- بیگ مک big mak
- Big Mac in Thai
- บิ๊กแม็ค bík-máek
Examples of Big Mac in a sentence
- I've heard my patients talk about exercising to "burn off the Big Mac" they ate for lunch or for that key lime pie they demolished last night.2003, Arthur Agatston, The South Beach Diet: The Delicious, Doctor-Designed, Foolproof Plan for Fast and Healthy Weight Management, Rodale...
- But when he comes back, he'll come home from work with a poisoned Big Mac and try to do me in.2006, Dr. Calvin Miller, The Dogs of Snoqualmie, Broadman & Holman Publishers, page 12:
- The Chicken Big Mac is similar to its beefy sibling; however, it replaces the two burgers with two tempura chicken patties.2024 October 3, Jordan Valinsky, “McDonald’s is finally selling the Chicken Big Mac in the US”, in CNN:
Forms of Big Mac
| plural | Big Macs |
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Origin of Big Mac
From big + Mac (patronymic, from the Mc in McDonald's).
Words formed from Big Mac
Questions about Big Mac
- What does Big Mac mean?
- Big Mac means a hamburger from the fast food company McDonald's, served on a three-part bun with various condiments.
- What is Big Mac in Hindi?
- Big Mac in Hindi is बिग मैक (big maik). See Big Mac meaning in Hindi.
- How do you use Big Mac in a sentence?
- I've heard my patients talk about exercising to "burn off the Big Mac" they ate for lunch or for that key lime pie they demolished last night.
- What part of speech is Big Mac?
- Big Mac is a noun.
- How do you pronounce Big Mac?
- Big Mac is pronounced /bɪɡ mæk/ (US).
- What is the plural of Big Mac?
- The plural of Big Mac is Big Macs.
Words near Big Mac in the dictionary
Source and license
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