sándwich
Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word sándwich. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word sándwich, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say sándwich in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word sándwich you have here. The definition of the word sándwich will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofsándwich, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
Galician
Etymology
Noun
sándwich m (plural sándwiches)
- a sandwich only made with sandwich bread
Usage notes
- A bocadillo tends to refer to a sandwich made with a baguette or any type of bread, while sándwich only refers to a sandwich made with sandwich bread.
Derived terms
Spanish
Alternative forms
- sánduche (Puerto Rico, Venezuela, Ecuador, Colombia)
- sánguche (Peru, Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay, Chile)
Etymology
Borrowed from English sandwich.
Pronunciation
Noun
sándwich m (plural sándwiches)
- sandwich
- Synonyms: emparedado, bocadillo
- (Spain, Mexico, Guatemala) a sandwich only made with sandwich bread
- (Chile) long weekend; a day which falls between two work-free days (holidays or weekend days), on which leave is preferred
- Synonym: puente
Usage notes
- A bocadillo and bocata in Spain, and torta in Mexico tends to refer to a sandwich made with a baguette and any of bread, while sándwich only refers to a sandwich made with sandwich bread.[1]
Derived terms
References
- ^ “bocadillo en España, sándwich en América”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name), 2018 October 14 (last accessed), archived from the original on 15 October 2018
Further reading
- “sándwich”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy, 2023 November 28