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butterburger

butterburger noun: a hamburger made with butter, whether it is mixed with the meat or applied to the bun before toasting.

Noun

butterburger (plural butterburgers)

  1. (US) A hamburger made with butter, whether it is mixed with the meat or applied to the bun before toasting.
    • Then there is Culver's, the only fast-food restaurant in town. This regional franchise operates out of Sauk City, Wisconsin, and is known for its frozen custard, butterburgers, and blue décor.1998, Culinary Tourism, page 277

Forms of butterburger

pluralbutterburgers
alternative formbutter burger

Origin of butterburger

From butter + burger.

Questions about butterburger

What does butterburger mean?
Butterburger means a hamburger made with butter, whether it is mixed with the meat or applied to the bun before toasting.
What part of speech is butterburger?
Butterburger is a noun.
What is the plural of butterburger?
The plural of butterburger is butterburgers.

Words near butterburger in the dictionary

  1. butterbrot
  2. butterbrots
  3. butterbump
  4. butterbumps
  5. butterbur
  6. butterburger
  7. butterburgers
  8. butterburs
  9. butterbush
  10. butterbushes
  11. butterbutt

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