sandwich

Definition from Wiktionary, a free dictionary

Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.2.1 Homophones 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Synonyms 1.3.2 Derived terms 1.3.3 Translations 1.3.4 See also 1.4 Verb 1.4.1 Translations 1.5 Adjective 1.5.1 Usage notes 2 French 2.1 Pronunciation 2.2 Noun 2.2.1 Usage notes

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

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

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈsændwɪʧ/, IPA: /ˈsændwɪdʒ/, SAMPA: /"s{ndwItS/, SAMPA: /"s{ndwIdZ/
•  Audio (US)^{help, file}

[edit] Homophones

• SDCH

[edit] Noun

sandwich (plural sandwiches)

1. A snack formed of various ingredients between two slices of bread

   cheese sandwich

2. Any combination formed by layering material of one type between two layers of material of another type

[edit] Synonyms

• butty (UK) (for a warm snack)
• sanger (AU, informal)
• sango (AU, informal)
• sarnie (UK, informal)
• See also Wikisaurus:sandwich

[edit] Derived terms

[edit] Translations

[edit] See also

• Wikipedia article on Sandwich
• butty

[edit] Verb

to 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

[edit] Translations

[edit] Adjective

sandwich (not comparable)

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

[edit] Usage notes

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

---

[edit] French

[edit] Pronunciation

•  audio^{help, file}

[edit] Noun

sandwich m. (plural sandwichs) (see usage notes)

1. sandwich (snack)

[edit] Usage notes

• 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.