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HOTD-og/ˈhɒt dɒɡ/

A hot dog (id: hot-dog) is a sausage in a long bread roll, often with ketchup or mustard. A sausage roll is sausage in pastry; a burger is in a round bun. Fairs: a hot dog still needs the allergen card; a vegetarian option is marked separately.

Meaning

A sausage in a long bread roll, often with ketchup or mustard.

Examples

• “A hot dog at the fair still needs the allergen card; a vegetarian option is marked separately.”
• “Hot-dog onions on the stall still count as a filling; mustard is not a nut-free guarantee — check the board.”

Good to know

a hot dog. Contrast: a sausage roll / a burger. Fairs / allergens. Countable. Mix-up: a dog is the animal; a hot dog is the snack. Not a live animal.

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