Usage Note
Hot-dog is a direct borrowing from English and is written with a hyphen in French. The plural is hot-dogs. In informal spoken French you will also hear un hot dog without the hyphen. French fast-food culture has fully absorbed the term alongside hamburger and sandwich.
Examples
"Il a mangé un hot-dog au stade."
Natural Translation
He ate a hot dog at the stadium.
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