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Italian sandwich

Italian sandwich noun: a type of submarine sandwich consisting of Italian bread or French bread sliced lengthwise, filled with salami or ham with cheese and onion.

Noun

Italian sandwich (plural Italian sandwiches)

  1. (Maine, US, especially) A type of submarine sandwich consisting of Italian bread or French bread sliced lengthwise, filled with salami or ham with cheese and onion.
  2. (US, broadly) Any submarine sandwich.

Synonyms of Italian sandwich

Forms of Italian sandwich

pluralItalian sandwiches

Origin of Italian sandwich

The sandwich was invented in Portland, Maine, in 1903 by Giovanni Amato, an Italian-American baker.

Questions about Italian sandwich

What does Italian sandwich mean?
Italian sandwich means a type of submarine sandwich consisting of Italian bread or French bread sliced lengthwise, filled with salami or ham with cheese and onion.
What part of speech is Italian sandwich?
Italian sandwich is a noun.
What is the plural of Italian sandwich?
The plural of Italian sandwich is Italian sandwiches.

Words near Italian sandwich in the dictionary

  1. Italian rice ball
  2. Italian rice balls
  3. Italian Riviera
  4. Italian salute
  5. Italian salutes
  6. Italian sandwich
  7. Italian sandwiches
  8. Italian sausage
  9. Italian sausages
  10. Italian sighthound
  11. Italian sighthounds

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