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noun
A sandwich made on a long Italian bread or Italian roll.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Mid-Atlantic, Pennsylvania, US
Synonyms: submarine sandwich, more there
Antonyms: none provided
noun
A tortilla or chapati wrap filled with meat (usually doner kebab meat; seasoned lamb or mutton), chips and cheese.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Scotland
Qualifier: chiefly Central Belt
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
a large sandwich made of a long crusty roll split lengthwise and filled with meats and cheese (and tomato and onion and lettuce and condiments); different names are used in different sections of the United States
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: bomber, grinder, hero, hero sandwich, hoagy, Cuban sandwich, Italian sandwich, poor boy, sub, submarine, submarine sandwich, torpedo, wedge, zep
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: sandwich
History
Uncertain. Often suggested to derive from hog, either in reference to Hog Island, a site of shipyards that employed Italian immigrants (who were supposedly called hoggies and who supposedly packed these sandwiches for lunch), or in reference to pork as an ingredient.
Uncertain.
