tramezzino

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian tramezzino.

Noun

tramezzino (plural tramezzini)

1. A usually triangular sandwich constructed from two slices of soft crustless white bread, popular in Italy.

Italian

Etymology 1

Coined as a substitute term for sandwich during the Italianization process of Fascist Italy. By surface analysis, tramezzo (literally “in the middle”) +‎ -ino (diminutive suffix).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tra.medˈd͡zi.no/
• Rhymes: -ino
• Hyphenation: tra‧mez‧zì‧no

Noun

tramezzino m (plural tramezzini)

1. a sandwich made from two or three slices of pancarrè, cut diagonally

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /traˈmɛd.d͡zi.no/
• Rhymes: -ɛddzino
• Hyphenation: tra‧mèz‧zi‧no

Verb

tramezzino

1. inflection of tramezzare:
   1. third-person plural present subjunctive
   2. third-person plural imperative

Anagrams

• intramezzo, intramezzò