Food / A2

SANW-ij/ˈsænwɪdʒ/

A sandwich is two pieces of bread with food between them: a cheese sandwich, pack a sandwich, a sandwich shop. It is countable: two sandwiches. Filling is the food inside. British English often specifies the filling: a ham sandwich, a tuna sandwich. Do not write “a bread sandwich” — the bread is already part of a sandwich.

Meaning

Two pieces of bread with food such as cheese or meat between them.

Examples

• “She packed a cheese sandwich for lunch.”
• “I bought a sandwich at the station.”
• “Would you like a chicken sandwich or a salad?”

Good to know

a cheese / ham sandwich. pack a sandwich. Countable: two sandwiches. Filling = the inside.

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