sanduíche

See also: sanduiche

Portuguese

sanduíche

Etymology

From English sandwich, after the Earl of Sandwich, a town in Kent.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /sɐ̃.duˈi.ʃi/ [sɐ̃.dʊˈi.ʃi], (faster pronunciation) /sɐ̃ˈdwi.ʃi/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /sɐ̃.duˈi.ʃi/ [sɐ̃.dʊˈi.ʃi], (faster pronunciation) /sɐ̃ˈdwi.ʃi/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /sɐ̃.duˈi.ʃe/ [sɐ̃.dʊˈi.ʃe], (faster pronunciation) /sɐ̃ˈdwi.ʃe/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /sɐ̃ˈdwi.ʃɨ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /sɐ̃ˈdwi.ʃɨ/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /sɐ̃ˈdwi.t͡ʃɨ/

• Rhymes: (Brazil) -iʃi, (Portugal) -iʃɨ
• Hyphenation: san‧du‧í‧che

Noun

sanduíche (Brazil) m or (Portugal) f (plural sanduíches)

1. sandwich (snack)

   Synonyms: (Portugal) sandes, (Brazil, slang) sanduba

2. (Brazil, Portugal, slang) a situation where there are too many people or objects packed together

   Synonym: sardinha em lata

Hyponyms

• (sandwich): burguer, xis

Derived terms

• ensanduichar
• sanduichar
• sanduíche aberto
• sanduicheira
• sanduicheiro
• sanduicheria

 

Further reading

• “sanduíche”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2024
• “sanduíche”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024