Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A sandwich consisting of a large round roll of Italian bread split in half and filled with layers of hard salami, ham, provolone, and olive salad.
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- noun A type of
Sicilian bread . - noun A type of sandwich, typically made in
New Orleans , made using that bread.
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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However you spell it, what generally makes a muffuletta a muffuletta is the olive salad.
Mardi Gras 2007 2007
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The muffuletta is a killer sandwich, both in the sense that it's a great sandwich and that it's so big it could conceivably kill you if one fell on your head from a great height.
Archive 2007-07-01 Brooks of Sheffield 2007
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However you spell it, what generally makes a muffuletta a muffuletta is the olive salad.
Archive 2007-02-01 2007
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The muffuletta is a killer sandwich, both in the sense that it's a great sandwich and that it's so big it could conceivably kill you if one fell on your head from a great height.
Lost City: New Orleans Edition: That's a Big Sandwich Brooks of Sheffield 2007
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The muffuletta was a disaster, with totally wrong bread
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Still others showcase regional specialties: The Reuben presents the corned beef of New York City’s Lower East Side Jewish delis but adds “uptown” non-kosher cheese, sauerkraut, and creamy dressing; the lobster roll is a simple homage to Maine’s famed crustacean; and the muffuletta is an embarrassment of salumeria riches attesting to New Orleans’s old and well-established Italian roots.
One Big Table Molly O’Neill 2010
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He recalled her telling him that the first time she’d tried a muffuletta was the day of the bus crash.
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Maybe all this will make up for how bad their muffuletta is.
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The other sandwiches—eggplant parm, muffuletta, panelle parm (chickpea fritters, mozzarella and tomato sauce) and the melanzane e panelle (fried eggplant, chickpea fritters, mortadella and pecorina) are a hit, too.
Sandwiches to Go 2011
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While my sister is getting coffee, I people watch in Jackson Square: A beautiful dark-eyed child in a bright red stroller stares into my eyes, while his parents shout at each other in spitfire Italian between bites of muffuletta sandwiches.
The Memory Palace Mira Bartók 2011
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