muffuletta

noun muf·fu·let·ta \ ˌmə-fə-ˈle-tə \

variants: or less commonly muffaletta

Updated on: 7 Apr 2018

Definition of muffuletta

: a sandwich made with round Italian bread and filled usually with cold cuts, cheese, and olive salad

The muffuletta is one of the great sandwiches of New Orleans.

Recent Examples of muffuletta from the Web

The inside’s like an Italian muffuletta, anchored by black olive tapenade with salami, ham, provolone, cheddar, lettuce, tomato and Italian dressing.

— mike sutter, San Antonio Express-News, "5 San Antonio sandwiches to eat right now," 2 Apr. 2018
Make like a muffuletta and apply pressure with a heavy book or a handful of dry sandwiches.

— tyler kord, Bon Appetit, "In Defense of the Soggy Sandwich," 26 Feb. 2018
Catering samples included seafood dip, mini muffulettas, and crawfish pies, among others.

— ann benoit, NOLA.com, "Randazzo's Joel Forjet bakes from Violet to North Shore with love," 18 Oct. 2017
One of the starters features tomatoes from southern Illinois topped with pickled quail eggs, muffuletta relish and sourdough bread from Kirchhoff’s Bakery a few blocks away.

— lori rackl, chicagotribune.com, "Former Chicago chef Sara Bradley 'boomerangs' back to Kentucky with delicious results," 6 Sep. 2017
The muffuletta: B’s version of this New Orleans treasure is made with a po’boy roll instead of its special round loaf — this alone should stop fans in their tracks.

— seattle times staff, The Seattle Times, "B’s Po Boy: An Alki view and bread from New Orleans," 6 July 2017
Think about second lines, think about Mardi Gras, think about muffuletta, think about the Saints, gumbo, think about red beans and rice.

— kirsten west savali, The Root, "New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu’s Speech on Terrorist, Genocidal Confederate Symbolism Is One for the History Books," 25 May 2017

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Origin and Etymology of muffuletta

probably from Italian dialect, from Italian muffoletta little muff, diminutive of muffola muff, from French moufle, from Middle French

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