# Big Mac
## English
### Etymology

big and the patronymic Mac (from the Mc in McDonald's).

### Pronunciation

* (US) IPA: /bɪɡ mæk/

### Noun

Big Mac (plural Big Macs)
* A hamburger from the fast food company McDonald's, served on a three-part bun with various condiments.
** 1980, Tom Lorenz, Guys Like Us, Viking Press, page 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, [...].
** 2001, Bjørn Lomborg, The Skeptical Environmentalist: Measuring the Real State of the World, Cambridge University Press, page 73: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.
** 2003, Arthur Agatston, The South Beach Diet: The Delicious, Doctor-Designed, Foolproof Plan for Fast and Healthy Weight Management, Rodale, page 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.
** 2006, Dr. Calvin Miller, The Dogs of Snoqualmie, Broadman & Holman Publishers, page 12:But when he comes back, he'll come home from work with a poisoned Big Mac and try to do me in.

#### Translations
## Danish
### Etymology

Borrowed from English Big Mac.

### Noun

Big Mac c (singular definite Big Macen, plural indefinite Big Macer)
* Big Mac

## Dutch
### Etymology

Borrowed from English Big Mac.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˌbɪkˈmɛk/

### Noun

Big Mac m (plural Big Macs, diminutive Big Macje n)
* Big Mac

## Finnish
### Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English Big Mac.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈbiɡ ˈmæk/, [ˈbiɡ ˈmæk]

### Noun

Big Mac
* Big Mac

#### Declension

Possessive forms of Big Mac (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Big Macini
Big Macini
accusative
nom.
Big Macini
Big Macini
gen.
Big Macini
genitive
Big Macini
Big Macieni
partitive
Big Maciäni
Big Macejäni
inessive
Big Macissäni
Big Maceissäni
elative
Big Macistäni
Big Maceistäni
illative
Big Maciini
Big Maceihini
adessive
Big Macilläni
Big Maceilläni
ablative
Big Maciltäni
Big Maceiltäni
allative
Big Macilleni
Big Maceilleni
essive
Big Macinäni
Big Maceinäni
translative
Big Macikseni
Big Maceikseni
abessive
Big Macittäni
Big Maceittäni
instructive
comitative
—Big Maceineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Big Macisi
Big Macisi
accusative
nom.
Big Macisi
Big Macisi
gen.
Big Macisi
genitive
Big Macisi
Big Maciesi
partitive
Big Maciäsi
Big Macejäsi
inessive
Big Macissäsi
Big Maceissäsi
elative
Big Macistäsi
Big Maceistäsi
illative
Big Maciisi
Big Maceihisi
adessive
Big Macilläsi
Big Maceilläsi
ablative
Big Maciltäsi
Big Maceiltäsi
allative
Big Macillesi
Big Maceillesi
essive
Big Macinäsi
Big Maceinäsi
translative
Big Maciksesi
Big Maceiksesi
abessive
Big Macittäsi
Big Maceittäsi
instructive
comitative
—Big Maceinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Big Macimme
Big Macimme
accusative
nom.
Big Macimme
Big Macimme
gen.
Big Macimme
genitive
Big Macimme
Big Maciemme
partitive
Big Maciämme
Big Macejämme
inessive
Big Macissämme
Big Maceissämme
elative
Big Macistämme
Big Maceistämme
illative
Big Maciimme
Big Maceihimme
adessive
Big Macillämme
Big Maceillämme
ablative
Big Maciltämme
Big Maceiltämme
allative
Big Macillemme
Big Maceillemme
essive
Big Macinämme
Big Maceinämme
translative
Big Maciksemme
Big Maceiksemme
abessive
Big Macittämme
Big Maceittämme
instructive
comitative
—Big Maceinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Big Macinne
Big Macinne
accusative
nom.
Big Macinne
Big Macinne
gen.
Big Macinne
genitive
Big Macinne
Big Macienne
partitive
Big Maciänne
Big Macejänne
inessive
Big Macissänne
Big Maceissänne
elative
Big Macistänne
Big Maceistänne
illative
Big Maciinne
Big Maceihinne
adessive
Big Macillänne
Big Maceillänne
ablative
Big Maciltänne
Big Maceiltänne
allative
Big Macillenne
Big Maceillenne
essive
Big Macinänne
Big Maceinänne
translative
Big Maciksenne
Big Maceiksenne
abessive
Big Macittänne
Big Maceittänne
instructive
comitative
—Big Maceinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Big Macinsä
Big Macinsä
accusative
nom.
Big Macinsä
Big Macinsä
gen.
Big Macinsä
genitive
Big Macinsä
Big Maciensä
partitive
Big Maciään Big Maciänsä
Big Macejään Big Macejänsä
inessive
Big Macissään Big Macissänsä
Big Maceissään Big Maceissänsä
elative
Big Macistään Big Macistänsä
Big Maceistään Big Maceistänsä
illative
Big Maciinsä
Big Maceihinsä
adessive
Big Macillään Big Macillänsä
Big Maceillään Big Maceillänsä
ablative
Big Maciltään Big Maciltänsä
Big Maceiltään Big Maceiltänsä
allative
Big Macilleen Big Macillensä
Big Maceilleen Big Maceillensä
essive
Big Macinään Big Macinänsä
Big Maceinään Big Maceinänsä
translative
Big Macikseen Big Maciksensä
Big Maceikseen Big Maceiksensä
abessive
Big Macittään Big Macittänsä
Big Maceittään Big Maceittänsä
instructive
comitative
—Big Maceineen Big Maceinensä :

#### Synonyms

* (informal) big mäk

## French
### Etymology

Borrowed from English Big Mac.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /biɡ mak/

### Noun

Big Mac m (plural Big Mac or Big Macs)
* Big Mac

## German
### Noun

Big Mac m (strong, genitive Big Mac or Big Macs, plural Big Macs)
* Alternative form of Big Mäc

#### Declension
## Hungarian
### Etymology

Borrowed from English Big Mac.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈbiɡmɛk]

### Noun

Big Mac (plural Big Macek)
* Big Mac

#### Declension
## Italian
### Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English Big Mac.

### Noun

Big Mac m (plural Big Macs)
* Big Mac
* plural of Big Mac

#### 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
### Etymology

Borrowed from English Big Mac.

### Noun

Big Mac (plural Big-Big Mac, informal 1st possessive Big Macku, 2nd possessive Big Macmu, 3rd possessive Big Macnya)
* Big Mac

## Polish
### Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from American English Big Mac.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈbiɡ.mak/
* Rhymes: -iɡmak
* Syllabification: [please specify syllabification manually]

### Noun

Big Mac m animal
* Big Mac (hamburger from the fast food company McDonald's, served on a three-part bun with various condiments)
    Hypernyms: burger, hamburger

#### Declension
### Further reading

* Big Mac in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
* Big Mac in Polish dictionaries at PWN

## Portuguese
### Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English Big Mac.

### Noun

Big Mac m (plural Big Macs)
* Big Mac

## Spanish
### Etymology

Borrowed from English Big Mac.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˌbiɡ ˈmak/ [ˌbiɣ̞ ˈmak]
* Syllabification: Big Mac

### Noun

Big Mac m or f by sense (plural Big Macs)
* Big Mac

## Swedish
### Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English Big Mac.

### Noun

Big Mac c
* Big Mac
** 2014 September 5, Jacob Gudiol, “”Riskerna med sötningsmedel är överdrivna” ["The risks of sweeteners are exaggerated."]”, in Svenska Dagbladet: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.
** 2020 September 15, Fredrik Andersson, Sven Bertil Liljegren, “Världens bäst betalda: Messis monsterlön - 39 Big Mac i minuten [The world's highest paid: Messi's monstrous salary - 39 Big Macs per minute]”, in Fotbollskanalen.se‎: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.
** 2023 October 11, Henrik Ekblom Ystén, “När Stephen King ringde Hans-Åke [When Stephen King called Hans-Åke]”, in Vi: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.

#### Derived terms

* Big Mac-index (“Big Mac index”)

#### See also

* Donken