sandwich

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English [edit]

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An Italian sandwich.
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a composite material sandwich with a honeycomb core

Etymology [edit]

Named after its supposed inventor, the Earl of Sandwich (see Sandwich).

Pronunciation [edit]

  • Rhymes: -ɪtʃ
  • (UK) IPA: /ˈsænwɪdʒ/, /ˈsænwɪtʃ/, X-SAMPA: /"s{nwIdZ/, /"s{nwItS/
  • (US) IPA: /ˈsænwɪtʃ/, /ˈsændwɪtʃ/, /ˈsæmwɪtʃ/, /ˈsæmɪtʃ/, /ˈsæ̃wɪtʃ/, /ˈsaʊntʃ/, X-SAMPA: /"s{ndwItS/, /"s{nwItS/, /"s{mwItS/, /"s{mItS/, /"s{~wItS/, /"saUntS/
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  • Homophone: SDCH
Pronunciation notes

As a very common snack food throughout the Anglosphere, the word sandwich as spelt is prone to many variations of common pronunciation.

  • The most variable component the word's pronunciation is the -ndw- cluster. The most common realization in the United Kingdom and in the United States is /-nw-/. In the United States, /-ndw-/, /-mw-/, /-m-/ and /-w̃-/ can also be heard.
  • The pronunciation of the final consonant -ch follows a pattern common to most -wich words; that is, usually/-dʒ/ in the United Kingdom and /-tʃ/ in the United States.
  • There is also a single-syllable pronunciation, /ˈsaʊntʃ/, which is a contraction of /ˈsæ̃wɪtʃ/ in rapid or frequent speech.

Noun [edit]

sandwich (plural sandwiches)

  1. A snack formed of various ingredients between two slices of bread
    cheese sandwich
  2. An open sandwich
  3. Any combination formed by layering material of one type between two layers of material of another type

Synonyms [edit]

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Hyponyms [edit]

  • (...between two slices of bread): hamburger

Derived terms [edit]

Terms derived from sandwich

Descendants [edit]

Translations [edit]

snack consisting of two slices of bread
open sandwich — see open sandwich
layers of material
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Verb [edit]

sandwich (third-person singular simple present sandwiches, present participle sandwiching, simple past and past participle sandwiched)

  1. To place one item between two other, usually flat, items
  2. (figuratively) To put or set something between two others, in time.
    • 2011 April 11, Phil McNulty, “Liverpool 3 - 0 Man City”, BBC Sport:
      Dirk Kuyt sandwiched a goal in between Carroll's double as City endured a night of total misery, with captain Carlos Tevez limping off early on with a hamstring strain that puts a serious question mark over his participation in Saturday's FA Cup semi-final against Manchester United at Wembley.

Translations [edit]

to place one item between two other, usually flat, items

Adjective [edit]

sandwich (not comparable)

  1. (US) Of a meal or serving size that is smaller than a dinner.

Usage notes [edit]

  • The adjective sense is used primarily by restaurants specializing in barbeque, and does not imply that the meal includes an actual sandwich.

Dutch [edit]

Noun [edit]

sandwich m (plural sandwiches, ??? please provide the diminutive!)

  1. sandwich

French [edit]

Etymology [edit]

Borrowing from English sandwich

Pronunciation [edit]

Noun [edit]

sandwich m (plural sandwichs)

  1. sandwich (snack)

Usage notes [edit]

  • Note that French does not follow the English rule of adding es to nouns ending in the sound /tʃ/. Since the final /s/ is not pronounced in the plural, there is no difficulty in pronouncing the plural formed by adding s rather than es.
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