submarine sandwichとは 意味・読み方・使い方

語源

From its resemblance to a submarine (underwater boat). From the US, circa 1930s. World War II marked the beginning of the term's widespread use in print.

名詞

submarine sandwich (plural submarine sandwiches)

1. (US, Canada) A sandwich made on a long, cylindrical roll split lengthwise; it typically contains meats and cheeses.

   Alternative forms: sub (clipped form, now the most common form), sub sandwich, submarine (other clipped forms)

   Synonyms: grinder (New England), hero sandwich, hero (New York City), hoagie (Pennsylvania), poor boy, po' boy (Louisiana, and elsewhere in reference to a Louisiana style sub sandwich), spuckie (Boston), torpedo (Northeast US), wedge (Westchester, New York)

   Hypernyms: sandwich < food

   Hyponyms: Italian sandwich, Italian sub sandwich, Italian sub, Italian (Maine), Cuban sandwich, Cuban (sandwich originating in Cuba or Florida, typically pressed and cut diagonally), muffuletta (Louisiana), steak bomb (New England hot sandwich with steak, salami, cheese and veggies), spiedie (Greater Binghamton sandwich with grilled marinated cubes of meat), fat sandwich (New Jersey, sub sandwich containing burger or gyro meat, fries, etc)

   • 1942, Ludwig Bemelmans, “Vacation”, in I Love You, I Love You, I Love You!‎, 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—"

使用する際の注意点

The placenames indicate where each term is most commonly used; they do not imply that each term is wholly unknown, unused, or unrecognized outside that place.

参考

• footlong

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