sandwich

CEFRA1

/ˈsæn(d).wɪd͡ʒ/

noun · verb

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    Food made with filling between two pieces of bread.

  2. 02

    verb

    To place something between two other things.

Examples

  • I ordered a coffee and a sandwich.

  • What kind of sandwich do you want?

At a glance

Sits at A1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
5
Synonyms
5

Also pronounced

  • [ˈsæ̃.wɪd͡ʒ]
  • [ˈsæ̃ˌwɪt͡ʃ]

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. A layer cake or sandwich cake.

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

  3. A dish or foodstuff where at least one piece, but typically two or more pieces, of bread serves as the wrapper or container of some other food.

More examples

In context

  • How long would a sandwich take?

  • We have, and not so very long ago, seen women employed as 'sandwiches'.

  • […] our local agricultural fair in Warwickshire even has a category for Victoria sandwiches baked by male bakers.

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

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