sandwich

A1 Topic:General Vocabulary

US /ˈsænˌ(d)wɪt͡ʃ/ UK /ˈsæn(d).wɪd͡ʒ/ See IPA manual

Freq #2849

Meanings

1

noun
Two slices of bread with a filling between them.

I had a cheese sandwich for lunch.
2

verb
To squeeze something tightly between two other things.

I was sandwiched between two big men on the crowded train.

Verb forms

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Thesaurus

Synonyms

buttygrinderpiecesambosammichsammiesammosangersangosarmiesarnie

Word family

Forms sandwichessandwiching

Derived forms breadwichcheesewichcrispwichcroissandwicheggwichfishwichham-sandwichhamwichjamwichmanwichnaanwichnanosandwich

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Phrases (1)

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ham sandwich
a sandwich filled with slices of ham

Noun + noun

Proverbs (1)

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Life is a shit sandwich

Simplified etymology

Sandwich was named in the mid-18th century after the 4th Earl of Sandwich (1718–1792), who was said to be such a keen gambler that he ate at the card table.

Etymology

The family name is from Old English Sandwīċ, from sand + wīċ (“wick, settlement, harbour, hamlet”), equivalent to sand + -wich.

Sandwīċ Old English

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Topics

General Vocabulary

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# sandwich

**Type:** Word
**Level:** A1
**Part of speech:** noun, verb
**IPA (US):** /ˈsænˌ(d)wɪt͡ʃ/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈsæn(d).wɪd͡ʒ/
**Frequency rank:** 2849

## Meanings
1. Two slices of bread with a filling between them.
2. To squeeze something tightly between two other things.

## Examples
- I had a cheese sandwich for lunch.
- I was sandwiched between two big men on the crowded train.

## Synonyms
- butty
- grinder
- piece
- sambo
- sammich
- sammie
- sammo
- sanger
- sango
- sarmie
- sarnie

## Derived Forms
- breadwich
- cheesewich
- crispwich
- croissandwich
- eggwich
- fishwich
- ham-sandwich
- hamwich
- jamwich
- manwich
- naanwich
- nanosandwich

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: Sandwīċ

## Etymology
The family name is from Old English Sandwīċ, from sand + wīċ (“wick, settlement, harbour, hamlet”), equivalent to sand + -wich.

## AI Etymology
Sandwich: The family name is from Old English Sandwīċ, from sand + wīċ (“wick, settlement, harbour, hamlet”), equivalent to sand + -wich. Modern senses include two slices of bread with a filling between them. and to squeeze something tightly between two other things.. The wider word family includes derivatives such as breadwich, cheesewich, crispwich, croissandwich, eggwich, and fishwich.

## Topics
- General Vocabulary

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