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hoagie.

A sandwich made on a long Italian bread or Italian roll.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈhoʊ.ɡi/US
  1. A sandwich made on a long Italian bread or Italian roll.

    Mid-Atlantic · Pennsylvania · US
    I'm going to Wawa to get a hoagie for lunch. Do any of yuhz want anything?
Where this word comes from

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.

noun
  1. A tortilla or chapati wrap filled with meat (usually doner kebab meat; seasoned lamb or mutton), chips and cheese.

    Scotland
Where this word comes from

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