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HAMBURGER ROLL [4 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2023-06-13
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Breadmaking
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- bun
1, record 1, English, bun
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An unsweetened round or oblong roll, used especially to hold a hamburger patty or a hot dog. 1, record 1, English, - bun
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Boulangerie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- pain
1, record 1, French, pain
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 PHR
pain à hamburger, pain à hot-dog, pain à sous-marin 1, record 1, French, - pain
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2018-01-26
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Breadmaking
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- hamburger bun
1, record 2, English, hamburger%20bun
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- hamburger roll 2, record 2, English, hamburger%20roll
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A round bun shaped to hold a hamburger patty. 3, record 2, English, - hamburger%20bun
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Boulangerie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- pain à hamburger
1, record 2, French, pain%20%C3%A0%20hamburger
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Petit pain rond d'environ 4 pouces, soit de la grosseur de la galette de bœuf haché utilisée pour confectionner un hamburger. 2, record 2, French, - pain%20%C3%A0%20hamburger
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le terme «hambourgeois» proposé par l'Office québécois de la langue française n'est pas passé dans l'usage. 3, record 2, French, - pain%20%C3%A0%20hamburger
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2006-03-16
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Food Industries
- Breadmaking
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- white sandwich roll
1, record 3, English, white%20sandwich%20roll
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
White sliced pan bread and white sandwich rolls(including hamburger and hot dog buns) account for the largest proportion of commercially baked goods in Canada. Per capita bread consumption in Canada has been declining since the early 1960s with bun and roll products growing in relative importance over the same period of time. 1, record 3, English, - white%20sandwich%20roll
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Industrie de l'alimentation
- Boulangerie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- petit pain blanc à sandwich
1, record 3, French, petit%20pain%20blanc%20%C3%A0%20sandwich
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le pain blanc tranché, cuit en moule, et les petits pains blancs à sandwich (y compris les petits pains à hamburger et à hot dog) représentent la plus grande proportion de produits de boulangerie vendus dans le commerce au Canada. La consommation de pain par habitant ne fait que diminuer au Canada depuis le début des années 60, tandis que celle des petits pains au lait et des petits pains a augmenté en importance relative au cours de la même période. 1, record 3, French, - petit%20pain%20blanc%20%C3%A0%20sandwich
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Pluriel : des sandwichs; des sandwiches. 2, record 3, French, - petit%20pain%20blanc%20%C3%A0%20sandwich
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
sandwichs (pl.) : Cette graphie, puisée des Rectifications de l'orthographe recommandées par le Conseil supérieur de la langue française, est attestée dans le Petit Robert (2006). 3, record 3, French, - petit%20pain%20blanc%20%C3%A0%20sandwich
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2001-08-27
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Food Industries
- Breadmaking
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- samoon bread
1, record 4, English, samoon%20bread
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Samoon bread is typically a small 100-gram round or baton-shaped loaf similar in shape to North American hamburger roll or European bap. 1, record 4, English, - samoon%20bread
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Industrie de l'alimentation
- Boulangerie
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- pain samoon
1, record 4, French, pain%20samoon
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le samoon typique est un petit pain de 100 grammes, arrondi ou en bâton, de forme similaire au petit pain à hamburger nord-américain ou au petit pain au lait européen. 1, record 4, French, - pain%20samoon
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
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