submarine sandwichとは 意味・読み方・使い方

語源

US ante-1940. From its resemblance to a submarine.

名詞

submarine sandwich (複数形 submarine sandwiches)

1. (US, Canada) A sandwich made on a long, cylindrical roll split lengthwise.
   • 1942, Bemelmans, Ludwig, “Vacation”, in I Love You, I Love You, I Love You!‎^[2], New York: Viking Press, pages 147–148:

     "Well, honey, you can have spaghetti and meat balls," said the girl. "But why don't you order a submarine sandwich? My, that's good! Mmm."
     "What is a submarine sandwich?"
     "Well, a submarine sandwich comes two ways, the 15¢ one is seven inches long, and for a quarter you get one twelve inches long—"

同意語

• sub, sub sandwich, submarine; bomber (Buffalo, New York); Cuban sandwich (Miami); garibaldi (Madison, Wisconsin); grinder (New England); hero sandwich, hero (New York City); hoagie, hoggie (Pennsylvania); Italian sandwich, Italian (Maine); musalatta (New Orleans); poor boy, po' boy, poboy (Louisiana); rocket (Cheyenne, Cincinnati); spuckie (Boston); torpedo (North East USA); wedge, wedgie (Westchester, New York); zeppelin (Norristown, Pennsylvania)^[1]

上位語

• sandwich

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