tramezzino

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian tramezzino.

Noun

tramezzino (plural tramezzini)

  1. A usually triangular sandwich constructed from two slices of soft crustless white bread, popular in Italy.

Italian

Etymology 1

Coined as a substitute term for sandwich during the Italianization process of Fascist Italy. By surface analysis, tramezzo (literally in the middle) + -ino (diminutive suffix).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tra.medˈd͡zi.no/
  • Rhymes: -ino
  • Hyphenation: tra‧mez‧zì‧no

Noun

tramezzino m (plural tramezzini)

  1. a sandwich made from two or three slices of pancarrè, cut diagonally

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /traˈmɛd.d͡zi.no/
  • Rhymes: -ɛddzino
  • Hyphenation: tra‧mèz‧zi‧no

Verb

tramezzino

  1. inflection of tramezzare:
    1. third-person plural present subjunctive
    2. third-person plural imperative

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