Burge

/bɜːdʒ/ noun

Definition

A small boat or barge, or a flag or shield used in heraldry.

Etymology

From Middle English 'burge' or 'barge', derived from Old French 'barge', ultimately from Latin 'barca' meaning boat; the heraldic meaning developed separately as a visual symbol.

Kelly Says

In heraldry, a burge on a coat of arms signaled that your family had wealth from water trade or river commerce—it was basically a medieval business card announcing 'we control the boats.'

Translations

AMአማርኛ
hamburgeri
ham-bur-ge-ri
ARالعربية
برجر
bur-jer
BNবাংলা
হ্যামবার্গার
ham-bar-gar
CACatalà
hamburguesa
ham-bur-gwe-sa
CSČeština
hamburger
ham-bur-ger
DADansk
hamburger
ham-bur-ger
DEDeutsch
Burger
bur-ger
ELΕλληνικά
hamburguer
ham-bur-ger
ESEspañol
burguer
bur-geh
FAفارسی
汉堡
han bao
FISuomi
hampurilainen
ham-pu-ri-lai-nen
FRFrançais
burger
bur-zher
GUGU
હૅમબર્ગર
ham-bur-ger
HAHA
hamburger
ham-bur-ger
HEעברית
汉堡
han bao
HIहिन्दी
बर्गर
bur-ger
HUMagyar
hamburger
ham-bur-ger
IDBahasa Indonesia
hamburger
ham-bur-ger
IGIG
hamburger
ham-bur-ger
ITItaliano
hamburger
am-bur-gher
JA日本語
ハンバーガー
han-ba-gaa
KKKK
汉堡
han bao
KMKM
ហ្សាមប៊ឺរ
ham-bur
KO한국어
햄버거
ham-beo-geo
MRMR
हॅम्बर्गर
ham-bur-ger
MSBahasa Melayu
hamburger
ham-bur-ger
MYမြန်မာ
ဟမ်ဘောဂါ
ham-ba-ga
NLNederlands
burger
bur-ger
NONorsk
hamburger
ham-bur-ger
PAPA
漢堡
han bao
PLPolski
burger
bur-ger
PTPortuguês
hambúrguer
am-bur-guer
RORomână
hamburger
ham-bur-ger
RUРусский
бургер
burg-er
SVSvenska
hamburger
ham-bur-ger
SWKiswahili
hamburger
ham-bur-ger
TAதமிழ்
ஹாம் பர்ஜர்
ham-bur-zer
TEతెలుగు
హంబర్గర్
ham-bur-ger
THไทย
แฮมเบอร์เกอร์
haem-ber-ger
TLTL
hamburger
ham-bur-ger
TRTürkçe
hamburger
ham-bur-ger
UKУкраїнська
бургер
burg-er
URاردو
汉堡
han bao
VITiếng Việt
hamburger
ham-bur-ger
YOYO
hambaga
ham-ba-ga
ZH中文
汉堡
han bao
ZUZU
hamburger
ham-bur-ger

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