Hamburger or Hamburg?

[Jennasis]

Oooh ooh...maybe the whole "hamburg" thing is like us Italians who often leave off the end of a word, like:

Manicotti= often pronounced Man-ih-got

Ricotta= Rih-got

Cappicolla= Cap-ih-col

Maybe they just left off the "er" at the end of Hamburger when pronounced?

 

[cteddiesgirl]

It's hamburger or ground beef (either one works).

I have friends in Hamburg. And I would never eat my friends.

 

[dizneenut]

I call it ground beef, unless in patty form, then it is a hamburger.

 

[cteddiesgirl]

Now that I am thinking about it, why is it called HAMburger anyway if it comes from a cow?!

That's one of the great mysteries of life.

 

[Mandabella]

Oooh ooh...maybe the whole "hamburg" thing is like us Italians who often leave off the end of a word, like:

Manicotti= often pronounced Man-ih-got

Ricotta= Rih-got

Cappicolla= Cap-ih-col

Maybe they just left off the "er" at the end of Hamburger when pronounced?

Okay, I do pronounce those words that way. I'm constantly saying "rigot." I had to explain to my DH once what rigot was when I asked him to pick some up for dinner.

Now, I can I see how they could say "hamburg" for hamburger.

 

[wheeler1]

I can see I'm in the minority here but I have always said hamburg.

It turns into a hamburger after I'm done shaping the hamburg into a lovely disc like shape....

 

[Pooh67_68]

Hamburger