muffuletta
muffuletta noun: a type of Sicilian sesame bread.
Noun
muffuletta (countable and uncountable, plural muffulettas)
- A type of Sicilian sesame bread.
- A type of sandwich, typically made in New Orleans and containing layers of olive salad, mozzarella and meats, made using that bread.
- The Grinder: Salami, pepperoni and capicola. Other Italian options include Muffuletta (salami, ham and olive salad), Meatball (marinara and Parmesan), Pepperoni Pizzawich (marinara, mozzarella and Parmesan) and Chicken Italiano (marinara and Parmesan).2012 November 7, Florida Times-Union, “Slideshow: Which Wich menu preview”, in The Florida Times-Union, archived from the original on 03 May 2026
- ... a stop in the Central Grocery, where Tenn had a beer and one of the city's cherished muffuletta sandwiches, which he cut into four wedges and ate as carefully as he chose his words, which came forth at a slow, painful pace.2015, James Grissom, Follies of God: Tennessee Williams and the Women of the Fog, →ISBN
- A kind of olive salad made with giardiniera.
Forms of muffuletta
| plural | muffulettas |
|---|---|
| alternative form | muffeletta |
| alternative form | muffaletta |
Origin of muffuletta
From Sicilian, diminutive of muffe (“mold, mushroom”), perhaps due to the appearance of the round sandwich bread being reminiscent of a mushroom cap.
Questions about muffuletta
- What does muffuletta mean?
- Muffuletta means a type of Sicilian sesame bread.
- What part of speech is muffuletta?
- Muffuletta is a noun.
- What is the plural of muffuletta?
- The plural of muffuletta is muffulettas.
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