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)
- sandwich (snack)
- (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
- (sandwich): burguer, xis
Derived terms
- sanduíche aberto
Related terms
- sanduichado
- sanduichar
- sanduicheira
- sanduicheiro
- sanduicheria
Further reading
- “sanduíche” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.