Banger — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

(British informal) pork sausage

firework consisting of a small explosive charge and fuse in a heavy paper casing

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kɑːɹbˈæniən/

🇬🇧British English

/ɐpˈɒstətˌɪzəm/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɐpˈɒstətˌɪzəm/

2 syllables Say it as /kɑːɹbˈæniən/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

cracker firecracker

Word Forms

crack	verb	make a very sharp explosive sound
bang	verb	to produce a sharp often metallic explosive or percussive sound

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Knaller

(britische informelle) Schweinswurst

🇫🇷French

pétard

Saucisse de porc (informelle britannique)

🇪🇸Spanish

petardo

Salchicha de cerdo (británica informal)

🇮🇹Italian

pezzo forte

Salsiccia di maiale (informale britannica).

🇳🇱Dutch

knaller

(Britse informele) varkensworst

🇷🇺Russian

бандит

(Британская неформальная) свиная колбаса

India

🇮🇳Hindi

बैंगर

(ब्रिटिश अनौपचारिक) पोर्क सॉसेज

🇧🇩Bengali

ব্যাঙ্গার

(ব্রিটিশ অনানুষ্ঠানিক) শুয়োরের মাংস সসেজ

🇮🇳Tamil

களமிறங்கினார்

(பிரிட்டிஷ் முறைசாரா) பன்றி இறைச்சி தொத்திறைச்சி

🇮🇳Telugu

బంగర్

(బ్రిటీష్ అనధికారిక) పంది మాంసం సాసేజ్

🇮🇳Marathi

बँगर

(ब्रिटिश अनौपचारिक) पोर्क सॉसेज

🇮🇳Gujarati

બેન્જર

(બ્રિટિશ અનૌપચારિક) પોર્ક સોસેજ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಬ್ಯಾಂಗರ್

(ಬ್ರಿಟಿಷ್ ಅನೌಪಚಾರಿಕ) ಹಂದಿ ಸಾಸೇಜ್

🇮🇳Malayalam

ബാംഗർ

(ബ്രിട്ടീഷ് അനൗപചാരിക) പന്നിയിറച്ചി സോസേജ്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਬੈਂਗਰ

(ਬ੍ਰਿਟਿਸ਼ ਗੈਰ-ਰਸਮੀ) ਸੂਰ ਦਾ ਲੰਗੂਚਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

بینجر

(برطانوی غیر رسمی) سور کا گوشت ساسیج

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

香肠

（英国非正式）猪肉香肠

🇯🇵Japanese

バンガー

(英国非公式) ポークソーセージ

🇰🇷Korean

소시지

(영국 비공식) 돼지고기 소시지

🇻🇳Vietnamese

tiếng nổ

(tiếng Anh không chính thức) xúc xích thịt lợn

🇹🇭Thai

เสียงดัง

(คำไม่เป็นทางการของอังกฤษ) ไส้กรอกหมู

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

بانجر

(بريطاني غير رسمي) سجق لحم الخنزير

🇮🇷Persian

بانگ

سوسیس گوشت خوک (غیررسمی انگلیسی).

🇹🇷Turkish

çeteci

(İngiliz resmi olmayan) domuz sosisi

🇮🇱Hebrew

באנגר

נקניקיית חזיר (בריטית לא פורמלית).

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