hoagie

Meaning

A sandwich made on a (usually soft) long Italian roll; a submarine sandwich.

Synonyms

bomber

grinder

hero

🦸‍♂️

hero sandwich

hoagy

sub

submarine

torpedo

wedge

Cuban sandwich

Italian sandwich

poor boy

submarine sandwich

zep

Translations

سندويشة

héros

🦸‍♂️

petit pain

sous-marin

torpille

grand sandwich mixte

philippe chappuis

zep

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈhoʊ.ɡi/

Etymology

Uncertain. 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.