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sando en · NOUN · etymology 1

Pronunciation

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  • /ˈsændoʊ/

Etymology

Clipping of sandwich + -o (“colloquial”).

Meanings

  1. (slang) Sandwich.
    • … just in time to serve up its Thanksgiving sando. 2015 November 24, Daniel Maurer, “Portland’s Bunk Sandwiches Is Slinging Sandos in Williamsburg”, in Bedford + Bowery, archived from the original on 02 Mar 2015:
    • There’s nowhere to sit, so you’ll need to find a spot nearby to enjoy your sando. 2010, Marcia Gagliardi, The Tablehopper’s Guide to Dining and Drinking in San Francisco: Find the Right Spot for Every Occasion, page 141:

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sando en · NOUN · etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • /ˈsɑndoʊ/

Etymology

From Japanese サンド (sando), a shortening from English sandwich.

Meanings

  1. A Japanese-style sandwich with crustless white bread and sometimes a sweet filling.

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sando en · NOUN · etymology 3

Etymology

Unknown. Oldest attestation found in the Philippines is from 1943 in the Official Gazette of the Japanese Military Administration of the Philippines, Volume 2. Possibly from Japanese, just like Tagalog sando as per Potet (2016). See also Japanese ランニングシャツ (ranningushatsu, “sleeveless undershirt; tank top; singlet; vest”) and サンド (sando). Compare Bengali স্যান্ডো গেঞ্জি (sênḍō genji), Assamese English sando-ganji, Hindi सैंडो गंजी (saiṇḍo gañjī), Kapampangan sandu, Central Bikol sando, Waray-Waray sando.

Meanings

  1. (Philippines) sleeveless undershirt; tank top; wifebeater; singlet; vest

Forms

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Deriveds

sando bag

wikipedia: Regional_differences_and_dialects_in_Indian_English#Assamese_English