sandwich grec

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French

Etymology

Literally, Greek sandwich.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sɑ̃.dwiʃ ɡʁɛk/, /sɑ̃.dwitʃ ɡʁɛk/

Noun

sandwich grec m (plural sandwichs grecs or sandwiches grecs)

  1. (Île-de-France) doner kebab
    Synonym: grec
    • 1998, Michel Houellebecq, Les particules élémentaires, page 150; republished as Frank Wynne, transl., Atomised, 2001:
      Bruno commença à manger. Il se stabilisa rapidement autour d’un parcours alimentaire qui descendait le boulevard Saint-Michel. D’abord il commençait par un hot-dog, dans l’échoppe au croisement de la rue Gay-Lussac; il continuait un peu plus bas par une pizza, parfois un sandwich grec.
      He started to eat. His diet quickly settled into a nutritious trip down the Boulevard Saint-Michel. He would start with a hot dog from the takeaway on the corner of the rue Gay-Lussac; further down, he would have a slice of pizza or a kebab.