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Big Mac
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Big Mäc
English
thumb|Big Mac
Etymology
From en big Mac patronymic, from the en Mc in McDonald's.
Pronunciation
en /bɪɡ mæk/ US
en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Big Mac.wav Southern England
Noun
big Mac
A hamburger from the fast food company McDonald's, served on a three-part bun with various condiments.
en 1980 Tom Lorenz Guys Like Us Viking Press 1 On his thirtieth birthday Buddy Barnes received a reindeer sweater and a ten-dollar bill from his mom, as well as the following gifts from the Sticks: two Big Mac certificates, a package of ribbed prophylactics, three pairs of toe socks, a bottle of Wild Turkey, [...].
en 2001 Bjørn Lomborg The Skeptical Environmentalist: Measuring the Real State of the World 73 Cambridge University Press In a light-hearted vein, the weekly news magazine The Economist has tested the PPP index by producing its own Big Mac index. This shows how much a standardized product such as a Big Mac costs in different countries and the result is actually surprisingly close to the PPP index.
en 2003 Arthur Agatston The South Beach Diet: The Delicious, Doctor-Designed, Foolproof Plan for Fast and Healthy Weight Management Rodale 144 I've heard my patients talk about exercising to "burn off the Big Mac" they ate for lunch or for that key lime pie they demolished last night. However, this type of reasoning isn't all that compelling if you sit down and work out the math. You must walk more than 6 miles—well over an hour—to burn off a Big Mac.
en 2006 Dr. Calvin Miller The Dogs of Snoqualmie Broadman & Holman Publishers 12 But when he comes back, he'll come home from work with a poisoned Big Mac and try to do me in.
en Jordan Valinsky McDonald’s is finally selling the Chicken Big Mac in the US w:CNN https://www.cnn.com/2024/10/03/food/mcdonalds-chicken-big-mac 2024-10-03 The Chicken Big Mac is similar to its beefy sibling; however, it replaces the two burgers with two tempura chicken patties. https://web.archive.org/web/20260210160850/https://www.cnn.com/2024/10/03/food/mcdonalds-chicken-big-mac 10 February 2026
Derived terms
en Big Mac sauce
Translations
burger
Arabic: ar بِيج مَاك m big mak, ar بِيغ مَاك m big mak, ar بِيغ مَاك m biḡ mak
Armenian: hy Բիգ Մակ
Belarusian: be Біг Ма́к m
Bulgarian: bg Биг Мак m
Catalan: ca Big Mec m
Chinese:
Cantonese: yue 巨無霸 geoi6 mou4 baa3
Mandarin: cmn 巨無霸 jùwúbà, cmn 大麥克漢堡 Dà Màikè Hànbǎo Taiwan, cmn 麥香堡 Màixiāngbǎo Taiwan, obsolete
Czech: cs Big Mac m
Danish: da Big Mac
Dutch: nl Big Mac m
Finnish: fi Big Mac
French: fr Big Mac m
Georgian: ka ბიგ მაკი
German: de Big Mäc m, de Big Mac m
Greek: el Μπιγκ Μακ
Hebrew: he ביג מק m big mek
Hindi: hi बिग मैक
Hungarian: hu Big Mac
Italian: it Big Mac m
Japanese: ja ビッグマック biggumakku
Kannada: kn ಬಿಗ್ ಮಕ್
Korean: ko 빅맥
Macedonian: mk Биг Мек m
Malay: ms Big Mac
Māori: mi Makanui
Marathi: mr बिग मॅक
Norwegian: no Big Mac m
Persian: fa بیگ مک big mak
Polish: pl Big Mac m
Portuguese: pt Big Mac m
Romanian: ro Big Mac n
Russian: ru Биг Ма́к m, ru биг-мэ́к m, ru биг-ма́к m
Serbo-Croatian:
Cyrillic: sh Биг Мак m
Latin: sh Big Mac m
Sinhalese: si බිග් මැක්
Slovak: sk Big Mac m
Slovene: sl Big Mac m-in
Spanish: es Big Mac m f
Swedish: sv Big Mac c
Tagalog: tl Big Mac
Tamil: ta பிக் மக்
Telugu: te బిగ్ మక్
Thai: th บิ๊กแม็ค bík-máek
Turkish: tr Big Mac
Ukrainian: uk Біг Ма́к m, uk Біґ Ма́к m
Urdu: ur بگ میک big maik
en eponyms
en Sandwiches McDonald's
Danish
Etymology
da en Big Mac.
Noun
c Big Macen Big Macer Big Mac
en Big Mac
Dutch
Etymology
nl en Big Mac.
Pronunciation
nl /ˌbɪkˈmɛk/
Noun
m -s + 1
en Big Mac
nl Foods
Finnish
Etymology
fi en Big Mac.
Pronunciation
big mäk
Noun
Big Mac
en Big Mac
Declension
Big Mac ä 0
Synonyms
informal fi big mäk
French
Etymology
fr en Big Mac.
Pronunciation
bigue mak
Noun
m #,#s 1
en Big Mac
fr McDonald's
German
Noun
m,-:s,s 1
de Big Mäc
Declension
m,-:s,s
Hungarian
Etymology
hu en Big Mac.
Pronunciation
bigmek
Noun
ek Big Mac
en Big Mac
Declension
Big Mace e kBig Mac j jei
hu multiword proper noun borrowings
Italian
Etymology
it en Big Mac.
Noun
m #s 1
en Big Mac
it Big Mac p
Usage notes
The plural may either be Big Mac or Big Macs depending on whether it is treated as an invariable noun or not.
Malay
ms:
Etymology
ms en Big Mac.
Pronunciation
bɪg mɛḱ EB
ms mek ek 2
ms Big Mac
Noun
Big Mac-Big Mac Big Mac بݢ مق
en Big Mac
Polish
pl:
Etymology
pl :ubor en-US:Big Mac + 1
Pronunciation
bigmak
Noun
m-anml Big Mac
en Big Mac hamburger from the fast food company McDonald's, served on a three-part bun with various condiments
pl burger hamburger
Declension
Big Mac Big Maki Big Maca Big Maców Big Macowi Big Macom Big Maca Big Maki Big Makiem Big Macami Big Macu Big Macach Big Macu Big Maki
Further reading
pl McDonald's Sandwiches
Portuguese
Etymology
pt :ubor en:Big Mac + 1
Pronunciation
bighi* méki*
pt Big Mac
Noun
m #s 1
en Big Mac
Spanish
Etymology
es :bor en:Big Mac + 1
Pronunciation
Noun
mfbysense +last 1
en Big Mac
Swedish
sv:
Etymology
sv en Big Mac.
Noun
c Big Mac
en Big Mac
sv 2014-09-05 Jacob Gudiol Svenska Dagbladet ”Riskerna med sötningsmedel är överdrivna” "The risks of sweeteners are exaggerated." https://www.svd.se/a/8ff99ba0-d96e-319a-ae27-017ea5be7215/riskerna-med-sotningsmedel-ar-overdrivna Den enda formen av studier där man sett ett samband mellan drycker sötade med sötningsmedel och högre vikt är så kallad epidemiologi. Det du har där är ett exempel på besökaren som beställer två Big Mac med stor pommes och sen tar en lightläsk till det. Det är alltså en association. The only type of study where a connection has been observed between drinks sweetened with artificial sweeteners and higher weight is so-called epidemiology. What you have there is an example of a visitor ordering two Big Macs with large fries and then having a diet soda with it. It's therefore an association.
sv 15 September 2020 Fredrik Andersson Sven Bertil Liljegren Fotbollskanalen.se sv Världens bäst betalda: Messis monsterlön - 39 Big Mac i minuten The world's highest paid: Messi's monstrous salary - 39 Big Macs per minute https://www.fotbollskanalen.se/spanien/varldens-bast-betalda-messis-monsterlon---39-big-mac-i-minuten/ Skulle det till exempel kurra i magen kan Lionel Messi unna sig och sina 38 bästa vänner en Big Mac i minuten, varje minut, dygnet runt - 365 dagar om året. If, for example, Lionel Messi's stomach were to rumble, he could treat himself and his 38 best friends to a Big Mac per minute, every minute, around the clock - 365 days a year. https://web.archive.org/web/20250723010733/https://www.fotbollskanalen.se/spanien/varldens-bast-betalda-messis-monsterlon---39-big-mac-i-minuten/ 23 July 2025
sv 11 October 2023 Henrik Ekblom Ystén Vi (magazine) Vi När Stephen King ringde Hans-Åke When Stephen King called Hans-Åke https://vi.se/artikel/sbgp7ZX7-a0j2LRwp-fb985 Han har inte alltid själv gjort så mycket för att nyansera bilden – förr brukade han säga att han var litteraturens motsvarighet till Big Mac & Co – men på senare år har han faktiskt börjat avlägsna sig mer från skräcken. He hasn't always done much to nuance the image himself – before he used to say he was the literary equivalent of Big Mac meal – but in recent years, he has actually started to distance himself more from horror.
Declension
Big Mac Big Macen Big Macs - Big Macs -
Derived terms
sv Big Mac-index Big Mac index
See also
sv Donken