Signs for HAMBURGER

Also "burger".

ASL sign for "hamburger"

How to sign "hamburger" in American Sign Language.

Definition: a round sandwich consisting of one patty or more cooked patties of ground meat or beef, fried or grilled and typically served on a bun or roll and garnished with various condiments.

Pronunciation (sign description): Loosely bent, palm-down dominant hand is in interlock with the non-dominant palm-up hand. Then, switch the palm orientation.

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Vocabulary: A college boy Leroy, slouching on the porch, sniffs an aroma of BBQ floating over the fence. His stomach revs up growling. He peers through the fence's peephole. Oh my goodness, a feast. A lady picks up a homemade BUN with a burnt slash on top, she spreads some half-melted BUTTER on the bun and some MAYO. Added on top is the BBQ-cooked patty. She adds on some toppings -- cheddar CHEESE, a few slices of TOMATO, LETTUCE, ONION, and PICKLE. On the other bun, she squeezes a spoonful of KETCHUP and skips the MUSTARD. The BBQ cooker offers some grilled MUSHROOMS. Sounds good. Drooling already? Leroy strides straight to his half-empty refrigerator. He gawks at a bunch of frozen HOTDOGS and some French fries. He wails, "Why am I always tortured by the neighbor!"

Written ASL

[Note: ASL writing is not an official standard. This sign language writing remains in a state of open space to allow room for experiment, evolution, and improvement.]

ASL written for HAMBURGER

ASL digit written contributed by the ASLwrite community, 2017.

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