Phrase guide

open sandwich

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

Any dish consisting of only one slice of bread, with any topping.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: open-faced sandwich

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

sandwich without a covering slice of bread

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: open-face sandwich

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: sandwich

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

30 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Cantonese: 開放式三文治 /开放式三文治 (hoi1 fong3 sik1 saam1 man4 zi6) — slice of bread with toppings
  • Chinese Mandarin: 開放式三明治 /开放式三明治 (kāifàngshì sānmíngzhì) — slice of bread with toppings
  • Czech: chlebíček — slice of bread with toppings
  • Danish: stykke smørrebrød — slice of bread with toppings
  • Danish: mad — slice of bread with toppings
  • Dutch: boterham — slice of bread with toppings
  • Esperanto: buterpano — slice of bread with toppings
  • Estonian: võileib — slice of bread with toppings
  • Estonian: võiku — slice of bread with toppings
  • Finnish: voileipä — slice of bread with toppings
  • German: belegte Brotschnitte — slice of bread with toppings
  • German: belegte Scheibe Brot — slice of bread with toppings
  • German: belegtes Brot — slice of bread with toppings
  • German: Butterbrot — slice of bread with toppings
  • Japanese: オープン・サンドイッチ (ōpun sandoitchi) — slice of bread with toppings
  • Japanese: オープンサンド (ōpun sando) — slice of bread with toppings
  • Low German: Buəter — slice of bread with toppings
  • Norwegian: brødskive — slice of bread with toppings
  • Old English: ġesyfled hlāf — slice of bread with toppings
  • Polish: kanapka — slice of bread with toppings
  • Polish: tartinka — slice of bread with toppings
  • Russian: бутербро́д (buterbród) — slice of bread with toppings
  • Northern Sami: vuodjaláibi — slice of bread with toppings
  • Spanish: bocadillo — slice of bread with toppings
  • Spanish: bocanata — slice of bread with toppings
  • Swedish: macka — slice of bread with toppings
  • Swedish: smörgås — slice of bread with toppings
  • Yiddish: פּוטערברויט (puterbroyt) — slice of bread with toppings
  • Yiddish: בוטערבראָד (buterbrod) — slice of bread with toppings
  • Yiddish: אָפֿענע שניטקע (ofene shnitke) — slice of bread with toppings