🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

开放三明治

Pronunciation / Transliteration: kāifàng sānmíngzhì

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Open-Faced-Sandwich/ˈoʊ.pən.feɪst ˈsæn.wɪtʃ/
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"她点了一份开放三明治,上面放着新鲜的蔬菜。"

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A sandwich consisting of a single slice of bread topped with various ingredients.

    "For lunch, she enjoyed an open-faced sandwich topped with smoked salmon and cream cheese."
  2. 2

    A dish where toppings are served on a slice of bread without a covering.

    "The restaurant specializes in gourmet open-faced sandwiches with unique flavor combinations."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'open-faced sandwich' combines 'open-faced', which refers to a style of serving food without a top slice of bread, and 'sandwich', a word believed to have originated in the 18th century from John Montagu, the 4th Earl of Sandwich. The concept evolved over time to include various toppings on a single slice of bread.

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