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