English Explanatory Dictionary

muffuletta

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A type of Sicilian sesame bread.
  2. A type of sandwich, typically made in New Orleans and containing layers of olive salad, mozzarella and meats, made using that bread.
  3. A kind of olive salad made with giardiniera.

Word forms

muffuletta muffulettas muffeletta muffaletta

Etymology

From Sicilian, diminutive of muffe (“mold, mushroom”), perhaps due to the appearance of the round sandwich bread being reminiscent of a mushroom cap.

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