hamburguesa

/ambuɾˈɡesa/ · B1 · noun · f

hamburger

hamburguesa — hamburger

🍔 Sounds like hamburger with a Spanish -esa ending; the h is silent

Spanish took this from English hamburger, which comes from the German city of Hamburg. The h is silent, so it starts with am-. The -guesa ending sounds like GHEH-sah, and the word is feminine: la hamburguesa.

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