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Bombay sandwich

Bombay sandwich noun: a sandwich made of white bread covered in butter and chutney with a filling of potatoes and raw vegetables, often as a toasted sandwich.

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Noun

Bombay sandwich (plural Bombay sandwiches)

  1. A sandwich made of white bread covered in butter and chutney with a filling of potatoes and raw vegetables, often as a toasted sandwich.
    • Lunching workers are replaced by afternoon shoppers dropping in for a plate of mogo chips or a Bombay sandwich (made with sliced white bread, just as in Bombay).2002, Guy Dimond, Jim Driver, Roopa Gulati, Phil Harriss, “Indian”, in Sarah Guy, editor, Time Out Eating & Drinking: London’s Best Restaurants, Cafés & Bars, 20th (2003) edition, London: Time Out...
    • A ‘simple’ meal in my present household means pao bhaji, rajma, rice, sukhe aloo, Bombay sandwich. […] There always seems to be a stock of pao bhaji in the fridge, as an emergency option, just in case Aman and Tanay don’t feel like eating rajma for lunch, just as Sakshi always chooses to resort to...2010, Mita Kapur, “The Fragrance of Meat”, in The F-Word, New Delhi: HarperCollins Publishers India, a joint venture with The India Today Group, published 2012, →ISBN, page 107

Forms of Bombay sandwich

pluralBombay sandwiches

Questions about Bombay sandwich

What does Bombay sandwich mean?
Bombay sandwich means a sandwich made of white bread covered in butter and chutney with a filling of potatoes and raw vegetables, often as a toasted sandwich.
What part of speech is Bombay sandwich?
Bombay sandwich is a noun.
What is the plural of Bombay sandwich?
The plural of Bombay sandwich is Bombay sandwiches.

Words near Bombay sandwich in the dictionary

  1. Bombay Hook
  2. Bombay Marine
  3. Bombay mix
  4. Bombay potatoes
  5. Bombay pudding
  6. Bombay sandwich
  7. Bombay sandwiches
  8. Bombay Time
  9. Bombayite
  10. Bombayites
  11. Bombays

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