"tuna melt" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: tuna melts [plural]
Etymology: tuna + melt; derived from melt sandwich. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|tuna|melt}} tuna + melt, {{m|en|melt sandwich}} melt sandwich Head templates: {{en-noun}} tuna melt (plural tuna melts)
  1. A sandwich with tuna and a layer of melted cheese in it, usually eaten hot. Translations (a hot cheese-tuna sandwich): са́ндвич с тунцо́м и пла́вленым сы́ром (sándvič s tuncóm i plávlenym sýrom) [neuter] (Russian), טונפֿיש־שניטקע מיט צעלאָזטן קעז (tunfish-shnitke mit tseloztn kez) [feminine] (Yiddish)
    Sense id: en-tuna_melt-en-noun-U5jAQQK8 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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