Cuban sandwich

Definition of Cuban sandwichnext
as in submarine
a large sandwich on a long split roll my favorite place to get a Cuban sandwich is in Chicago

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Recent Examples of Cuban sandwich Perhaps no dish better personifies Old Florida like the salty, cheesy Cuban sandwich. Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 18 Dec. 2025 Originally a luxury item in Cuba, according to Andy Huse, the author of a book on the Cuban sandwich, this Florida favorite is cause for constant debate in Miami and Tampa, where purists spar over its fundamental ingredients as well as its origin. Terry Ward, CNN Money, 15 Nov. 2025 Its signature sandwich on the menu is El Jefe, a take on the classic Cuban sandwich. Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 17 Oct. 2025 Their Country Cuban sandwich starts with a 12-plus-month-aged ham from Benton’s Bacon & Country Ham, which makes some of the best pork products in America. Carlos Frías, Bon Appetit Magazine, 19 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for Cuban sandwich
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Noun
  • Some 100 feet below the ocean's surface, Stephen Hawking peeked through the circular porthole of a submarine and saw the brilliant blue tropical water.
    Scott Neuman, NPR, 9 Mar. 2026
  • Seventeen submarine cables pass through the Red Sea, carrying the majority of data traffic between Europe, Asia, and Africa.
    Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 9 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Armed with lanterns, loyalty, and very little logic, these unlikely heroes blunder their way to a happy conclusion for all.
    Cincinnati Enquirer, Cincinnati Enquirer, 7 Mar. 2026
  • Our awkward hero copes with grief through humor while navigating relationships with her type-A sister (Sian Clifford), her nasty stepmother (Olivia Colman), and, in season 2, a hot priest (Andrew Scott).
    Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Mar. 2026

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“Cuban sandwich.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/Cuban%20sandwich. Accessed 13 Mar. 2026.

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