Usage Note
Cheeseburger is a direct English borrowing used unchanged in French, reflecting the global spread of fast food. It takes masculine gender as an imported noun. In everyday speech, French speakers pronounce the 'ch' as in the English word, not as the French /ʃ/ sound, making it one of the few words where an English-style pronunciation is standard.
Examples
"Il a commandé un cheeseburger avec des frites."
Natural Translation
He ordered a cheeseburger with fries.

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