"hoagie" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈhoʊ.ɡi/ [US] Forms: hoagies [plural]
Rhymes: -əʊɡi 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. Etymology templates: {{unc|en}} Uncertain, {{m|en|hog}} hog Head templates: {{en-noun}} hoagie (plural hoagies)
  1. (US, Pennsylvania) A sandwich made on a (usually soft) long Italian roll; a submarine sandwich. Wikipedia link: hoagie Tags: Pennsylvania, US Categories (topical): Foods, Sandwiches Synonyms: hoagy, hoggie [obsolete] Synonyms (sandwich): sub

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