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sando.

Sandwich.

5 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈsændoʊ/
  1. Sandwich.

    slang
Where this word comes from

Clipping of sandwich + -o (“colloquial”).

noun/ˈsɑndoʊ/
  1. A Japanese-style sandwich with crustless white bread and sometimes a sweet filling.

Where this word comes from

From Japanese サンド (sando), a shortening from English sandwich.

noun
  1. sleeveless undershirt; tank top; wifebeater; singlet; vest

    Philippines
Where this word comes from

Unknown. Oldest attestation found in the Philippines is from 1943 in the Official Gazette of the Japanese Military Administration of the Philippines, Volume 2. Possibly from Japanese, just like Tagalog sando as per Potet (2016). See also Japanese ランニングシャツ (ranningushatsu, “sleeveless undershirt; tank top; singlet; vest”) and サンド (sando). Compare Bengali স্যান্ডো গেঞ্জি (sênḍō genji), Assamese English sando-ganji, Hindi सैंडो गंजी (saiṇḍo gañjī), Kapampangan sandu, Central Bikol sando, Waray-Waray sando.

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