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sando

/ˈsændoʊ/

sando noun: sandwich.

sando: sandwich
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Noun (1)

sando (plural sandos)

  1. (slang) Sandwich.
    • There’s nowhere to sit, so you’ll need to find a spot nearby to enjoy your sando.2010, Marcia Gagliardi, The Tablehopper’s Guide to Dining and Drinking in San Francisco: Find the Right Spot for Every Occasion, page 141
    • … just in time to serve up its Thanksgiving sando.2015 November 24, Daniel Maurer, “Portland’s Bunk Sandwiches Is Slinging Sandos in Williamsburg”, in Bedford + Bowery, archived from the original on 02 Mar 2015

Noun (2)

IPA/ˈsɑndoʊ/

sando (plural sandos)

  1. A Japanese-style sandwich with crustless white bread and sometimes a sweet filling.

Noun (3)

sando (plural sandos)

  1. (Philippines) sleeveless undershirt; tank top; wifebeater; singlet; vest

Proper noun capitalized: Sando

Sando (plural Sandos)

  1. A surname.

Forms of sando

Noun
pluralsandos
Proper noun
pluralSandos

Origin of sando

Clipping of sandwich + -o (“colloquial”).

From Japanese サンド (sando), a shortening from English sandwich.

Unknown. Oldest attestation found in the Philippines is from 1943 in the Official Gazette of the Japanese Military Administration of the Philippines, Volume 2. Possibly from Japanese, just like Tagalog sando as per Potet (2016). See also Japanese ランニングシャツ (ranningushatsu, “sleeveless undershirt; tank top; singlet; vest”) and サンド (sando). Compare Bengali স্যান্ডো গেঞ্জি (sênḍō genji), Assamese English sando-ganji, Hindi सैंडो गंजी (saiṇḍo gañjī), Kapampangan sandu, Central Bikol sando, Waray-Waray sando.

Words formed from sando

Questions about sando

What does sando mean?
Sando means sandwich.
What part of speech is sando?
Sando can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce sando?
Sando is pronounced /ˈsændoʊ/.
What is the plural of sando?
The plural of sando is sandos.

Words near sando in the dictionary

  1. sandniggas
  2. sandniggaz
  3. sandnigger
  4. sandniggers
  5. sandnigs
  6. sando
  7. sando bag
  8. Sandobal
  9. Sandobals
  10. sandok
  11. Sandomierz

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