/ˈsæn.wɪdʒ/
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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.
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The plural adds -es because the word ends in -ch.
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A sandwich is countable, so it takes a or one.
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