Italian sandwich

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Italian sandwich

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The sandwich was invented in Portland, Maine, in 1903 by Giovanni Amato, an Italian-American baker.

noun Italian sandwiches

Maine, US, especially A type of submarine sandwich consisting of Italian bread or French bread sliced lengthwise, filled with salami or ham with cheese and onion.
Similar: Italian sub, Italian sub sandwich, Italian submarine sandwich
US, broadly Any submarine sandwich.

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@misc{italian_sandwich_2026,
  title = {Italian sandwich},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/italian%20sandwich},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}