tramezzino

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Italian tramezzino. === Noun === tramezzino (plural tramezzini) A usually triangular sandwich constructed from two slices of soft crustless white bread, popular in Italy. == Italian == === Etymology 1 === Coined as a substitute term for sandwich during the Italianization process of Fascist Italy. By surface analysis, tramezzo (literally “in the middle”) +‎ -ino (diminutive suffix). ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /tra.medˈd͡zi.no/ Rhymes: -ino Hyphenation: tra‧mez‧zì‧no ==== Noun ==== tramezzino m (plural tramezzini) a sandwich made from two or three slices of pancarrè, cut diagonally === Etymology 2 === ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /traˈmɛd.d͡zi.no/ Rhymes: -ɛddzino Hyphenation: tra‧mèz‧zi‧no ==== Verb ==== tramezzino inflection of tramezzare: third-person plural present subjunctive third-person plural imperative === Anagrams === intramezzo, intramezzò