hoagie
English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
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.[1]
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
hoagie (plural hoagies)
- (US, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic US) A sandwich made on a (usually soft) long Italian roll; a submarine sandwich.
- I'm going to Wawa to get a hoagie for lunch.
Synonyms edit
- (sandwich): see sub
References edit
- ^ “hoagie”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.