Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lionburger

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: li-on-burg-er
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A burger made with lion meat.

Example Sentences

"Prince Philip […] was "appalled by the exhibition of bad taste" in serving lionburgers and hippopotamus steaks, among other questionable delicacies."
"At the cafés you can dine on specialités boulonnaises (herring, mackerel and haddock; €5.50) – kind of like a zoo that sells lionburgers, some might say, but don't forget that Boulogne is France's number-one fishing port […]"

Etymology

From lion + -burger.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: lion

Inflected Forms

lionburgers (plural)

Questions

What does lionburger mean?: A burger made with lion meat.
Where does lionburger come from?: From lion + -burger.

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