Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

spiedie

/ˈspiːdi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: spiedie
IPA: /ˈspiːdi/

10

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A submarine sandwich local to Greater Binghamton in the Southern Tier of New York State, containing grilled marinated cubes of meat.

American usage

Example Sentences

"Here’s a grocery list of foods Chestnut has eaten competitively, drawn from his Major League Eating bio: apple pie, asparagus, boysenberry pie, brats, burritos, chicken spiedies (a kind of sandwich), chicken wings, chili, corned beef sandwiches, eggs, fish tacos, funnel cake, grilled cheese sandwiches, gyoza, Krystal hamburgers, horseshoe sandwiches, hot dogs, ice cream, jalapeno poppers, kolaches, pastrami sandwiches, Philly cheesesteaks, pierogi, pizza, pork ribs, pulled pork, poutine, salt potatoes, shrimp, tacos, tamales, turkey and Twinkies."

Etymology

From Italian spiedo (“spit (skewer)”) or spiedini (“cubes or balls of meat cooked on a skewer”).

Origin

Source language: Italian

Word Breakdown

Root: spiedo

Usage

American usage

Inflected Forms

spiedies (plural)

Phrases

spiedie sauce

Homonyms

speedy

Questions

How do you pronounce spiedie?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈspiːdi/.
What does spiedie mean?: A submarine sandwich local to Greater Binghamton in the Southern Tier of New York State, containing grilled marinated cubes of meat.
Where does spiedie come from?: It is traced to Italian.

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