Kilo Lingo

/ˈsæn.wɪdʒ/

Line drawing of sandwich
Coloured illustration of sandwich
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Translation

Two pieces of bread with food such as cheese or meat between them.

Word origin

Named after the Earl of Sandwich, who is said to have asked for meat between two pieces of bread so that he could keep playing cards.

Origin
English
Root
Sandwich

Grammar

Gender
Pluralsandwiches

Examples

.

The food inside goes in front of the word: a cheese sandwich.

.

The plural adds -es because the word ends in -ch.

?

A sandwich is countable, so it takes a or one.

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This word is part of lesson 37.