Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

medianoche

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: me-di-anoche
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A Caribbean sandwich of roast pork, ham, mustard, Swiss cheese, and dill pickles.

Etymology

From Spanish medianoche (“midnight”), since it was served in nightclubs.

Origin

Source language: Spanish

Word Breakdown

Root: medianoche

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Food.

Inflected Forms

medianoches (plural)

Questions

What does medianoche mean?: A Caribbean sandwich of roast pork, ham, mustard, Swiss cheese, and dill pickles.
Where does medianoche come from?: It is traced to Spanish.

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