Italian sandwich

English

Etymology

The sandwich was invented in Portland, Maine, in 1903 by Giovanni Amato, an Italian baker.

Noun

Italian sandwich (plural Italian sandwiches)

1. (US) A type of submarine sandwich consisting of French bread sliced lengthwise, filled with salami or ham with cheese and onion.

Synonyms

• Italian, Italian sub, Italian sub sandwich, Italian submarine sandwich

Hypernyms

• submarine sandwich

Translations

type of sandwich

• Finnish: täytetty sämpylä, often named according to the filling, see e.g. kinkkusämpylä (fi)