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Sando

name, noun, slang

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname.
Noun
  1. 1
    Sandwich. slang

    "There’s nowhere to sit, so you’ll need to find a spot nearby to enjoy your sando."

  2. 2
    A Japanese-style sandwich with crustless white bread and sometimes a sweet filling.
  3. 3
    sleeveless undershirt; tank top; wifebeater; singlet; vest Philippines

Etymology

Etymology 1

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

Etymology 2

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

Etymology 3

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, Bikol Central sando, Waray-Waray sando.

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