banger

• Sustantivo con dos significados principales: una salchicha de cerdo o una petardo consistente en una pequeña carga explosiva con mecha envuelta en papel resistente.

A noun with two distinct meanings: a pork sausage, or a firework consisting of a small explosive charge and fuse in a heavy paper casing.

1. B1informalbritishculinary

   A type of pork sausage, commonly eaten in the UK, often served with mashed potatoes.

   Salchicha inglesa

   • We had bangers and mash for dinner last night.
   • The pub serves traditional bangers with onion gravy.
   • He grilled a few bangers for the barbecue.

   Sinónimoslinksausagesnag

2. B1informalbritish

   A small firework that makes a loud bang when it explodes.

   petardo

   • The kids were setting off bangers in the garden.
   • A banger exploded loudly, startling everyone.
   • They bought a box of bangers for Bonfire Night.

   Sinónimoscrackerfirecrackersquib