sanduíche

Portuguese

sanduíche

Etymology

From English sandwich, after the Earl of Sandwich, a town in Kent.

Pronunciation

  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌsɐ̃.du.ˈi.ʃi/, /sɐ̃.ˈdwi.ʃi/
  • (South Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌsɐ̃.du.ˈi.ʃe/, /sɐ̃.ˈdwi.ʃe/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˌsɐ̃.du.ˈi.ʃɨ/, /sɐ̃.ˈdwi.ʃɨ/
  • Hyphenation: san‧du‧í‧che

Noun

sanduíche m (Brazil) or f (Portugal) (plural sanduíches)

  1. sandwich (snack)
  2. (Brazil, slang) a situation where there are too many people or objects packed together

Synonyms

  • (sandwich): sandes (Portugal, slang), sanduba (Brazil, slang)
  • (situation with packed people or objects): sardinha em lata

Hyponyms

Derived terms

  • sanduíche aberto
  • sanduichado
  • sanduichar
  • sanduicheira
  • sanduicheiro
  • sanduicheria

Further reading

  • sanduíche” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.
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