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panino

sandwich

noun pah-NEE-noh Rare
Food & Drink Dishes

Also means

bread roll

Usage Note

Panino is the diminutive of pane (bread) and refers to a filled bread roll or sandwich. The plural is panini — note that in English 'panini' is often treated as a singular, but in Italian panini is already the plural of panino. A sandwich on sliced bread is more often called tramezzino.

Examples

"Ho comprato un panino al prosciutto per pranzo."

Natural Translation

I bought a ham sandwich for lunch.

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