hoagie
A sandwich made on a long Italian bread or Italian rollA sandwich made on a long Italian bread or Italian roll.
Meaning
2 senses(Mid Atlantic, Pennsylvania, US)A sandwich made on a long Italian bread or Italian roll.
I'm going to Wawa to get a hoagie for lunch. Do any of yuhz want anything?
a large sandwich made of a long crusty roll split lengthwise and filled with meats and cheese (and tomato and onion and lettuce and condiments); different names are used in different sections of the United States
(Scotland)A tortilla or chapati wrap filled with meat (usually doner kebab meat; seasoned lamb or mutton), chips and cheese.
Origin
Uncertain. Often suggested to derive from hog, either in reference to Hog Island, a site oUncertain. Often suggested to derive from hog, either in reference to Hog Island, a site of shipyards that employed Italian immigrants (who were supposedly called hoggies and who supposedly packed these sandwiches for lunch), or in reference to pork as an ingredient.
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Forms
plural: hoagiesSynonyms
15 synonyms- a large sandwich made of a long crusty roll split lengthwise and filled with meats and cheese (and tomato and onion and lettuce and condiments); different names are used in different sections of the United States:bombergrinderherohero sandwichhoagyCuban sandwichItalian sandwichpoor boy