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samloka.

sandwich

7 characters3 syllables approx.Íslenska language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈsam.lɔːka]
  1. sandwich

    feminine
  2. bivalve (mollusc belonging to the taxonomic class Bivalvia, characterized by a shell consisting of two hinged sections)

    feminine
Where this word comes from

sam- (“co-, syn-”) + loka (“latch, catch, bolt”), apparently referring to the way shellfish "clamp" their shells together. The "sandwich" sense is due to the resemblance of a sandwich (particularly a submarine sandwich) to various shellfish, especially mussels, with the top and bottom bread slices resembling the shell of a shellfish.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.