panini

¹

[ puh-nee-nee ]

noun

, plural pa·ni·ni [p, uh, -, nee, -nee], pa·ni·nis [p, uh, -, nee, -neez]

1. a usually pressed and grilled sandwich of Italian bread filled with meat, cheese, vegetables, etc.

Panini

²

[ pah-nee-nee pah-nee-nee ]

noun

1. flourished c400 b.c., Indian grammarian of Sanskrit.
2. Pannini, Giovanni Paolo.

panini

/ pæˈniːnɪ /

noun

1. a type of Italian bread, usually served grilled with a variety of fillings

Word History and Origins

Origin of panini¹

First recorded in 1955–60; from Italian panini, plural of panino “a roll, sandwich,” diminutive of pane “bread,” from Latin pān- (stem of pānis ) “bread” + -ini, plural of diminutive suffix -ino, from Latin -īnus adjective suffix meaning “of or pertaining to, made of”; -ine ¹( def )

Word History and Origins

Origin of panini¹

C20: from Italian, pl of panino a bread roll

Example Sentences

Beyond Pinsa, it also serves Maryland crab tater tots, panini, pasta, salad, and Aperol spritzes.

From Washington Blade

The presses are also great for making paninis and other grilled sandwiches.

From Popular-Science

At the same time, he was running pop-ups out of any space he could get in town, cooking on panini grills in the back of coffee shops if need be.

From Eater

Lobster Fontina Panini by Tiffany Collins Lobster Newberg meets the sandwich.

From The Daily Beast

Panini, who obtained celebrity as a painter of architectural subjects, was born at Piacenza, and studied in Rome.

From Project Gutenberg

Panini, great philologist of ancient India, paid this tribute to the mathematical and psychological perfection in Sanskrit.

From Project Gutenberg