Italian beef
Italian beef noun: a sandwich of thin slices of seasoned roast beef on a dense, long Italian-style roll.
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Noun
Italian beef (plural Italian beefs)
- A sandwich of thin slices of seasoned roast beef on a dense, long Italian-style roll.
- I changed my eating habits and stopped eating after 6 p.m. I switched from eating Italian beefs, drinking high-calorie mocha lattes and big sodas to drinking lots of water, eating salmon and having oatmeal for breakfast.2006, “Losing Weight The Old-Fashioned Way”, in Ebony, volume 61, number 9, page 77
- Chicago's Mr. Beef is one of the best places to enjoy an Italian beef.2009, 500 Things to Eat Before It's Too Late, page 261
Forms of Italian beef
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Origin of Italian beef
Shortening of "Italian beef sandwich", because the sandwiches were made, using beef, by Italian immigrants in Chicago.
Questions about Italian beef
- What does Italian beef mean?
- Italian beef means a sandwich of thin slices of seasoned roast beef on a dense, long Italian-style roll.
- What part of speech is Italian beef?
- Italian beef is a noun.
- What is the plural of Italian beef?
- The plural of Italian beef is Italian beefs.
Words near Italian beef in the dictionary
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