Etymology

sando

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Japanese サンド ← English sandwich
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sando · noun1

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

sando · noun2

  1. English · derived fromsandwich
  2. Japanese · borrowed fromサンド
  3. English todaysando

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

sando · noun3

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, Central Bikol sando, Waray-Waray sando.

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