panini
/pɑː.ɳi.ni/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.68 in modern English
8
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
3
Syllables
4
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A type of grilled sandwich made of a small loaf of bread, cut horizontally, filled with meat such as salami or ham, cheese or other food.
name
An ancient Indian grammarian known for codifying what came to be known as the Sanskrit language in his work the Aṣṭādhyāyī.
Example Sentences
- "(two characters talking at a table in a cafeteria) -- "What is that? What's a panini?" -- "It's a bread roll, toasted, flattened. It's nice.""
- "Likewise, “panini means bread rolls in Italian and in its singular form is panino.” So when we ask for ‘two paninis please’, it’s like an Italian requesting ‘due rollsi’."
- "Ramsay and Lil Nas X’s panini party comes less than two weeks after the latter had jokingly asked the “Masterchef” star to make a guest appearance on the remix of his latest single, “Panini.” […] On July 1, Lil Nas X again reached out to Ramsay on Twitter, asking him to “teach me how to make paninis” while he was still in London following a performance at the Glastonbury Festival"
- "Ree piles leftover turkey on top of fresh sourdough, along with leftover cranberry sauce, gravy and Swiss cheese, to make a crusty grilled panini."