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Cuban sandwich

American  

noun

Chiefly Southern Florida and New York City.
Cuban sandwiches plural
  1. a hero sandwich, especially with ham, pork, cheese, and pickles, often grilled.


Regionalisms

See hero sandwich.

Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

Etymology

Origin of Cuban sandwich

First recorded in 1975–80

Example Sentences

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Kennedy’s tuna sandwich anecdote on Rogan’s podcast was “a ChatGPT-level of hallucination,” said Morgan McSweeney, a.k.a.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 29, 2025

The spokesman added that Starmer "enjoys a tuna sandwich, and occasionally a cheese toastie".

From BBC • Dec. 12, 2024

"Consumers understand that tuna salad is usually mixed with mayonnaise and that a tuna sandwich will contain bread," Tigar wrote in his ruling.

From Salon • May 10, 2023

But she also sneaks in a glass or two of whole milk with spaghetti or a tuna sandwich, despite judgy comments from friends.

From New York Times • Apr. 4, 2023

“It was ugly,” Juanga says, closing his eyes, then taking a small bite of his smelly tuna sandwich.

From "I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter" by Erika L. Sánchez

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