"Italian beef" meaning in All languages combined

See Italian beef on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: Italian beefs [plural]
Etymology: Shortening of "Italian beef sandwich", because the sandwiches were made, using beef, by Italian immigrants in Chicago. Head templates: {{en-noun}} Italian beef (plural Italian beefs)
  1. (Chicago) A sandwich of thin slices of seasoned roast beef on a dense, long Italian-style roll. Wikipedia link: Italian beef Categories (topical): Sandwiches
    Sense id: en-Italian_beef-en-noun-1PHF~Tgi Categories (other): Chicago English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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