Meanings
plural banh mis · alternative bánh mì
- A Vietnamese sandwich, typically served on a baguette, and somewhat resembling a submarine sandwich.
You will think this is a produce store or market, but never would you guess that inside, sweet Vietnamese ladies will make you a banh mi to rival all banh mis, and that noodle soups and plate lunches can be pumped out of here like nobody's business.
2011, Grace Keh, Food Lovers' Guide to San Francisco, →ISBNSynonyms: Vietnamese sandwich
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA Vietnamese sandwich, typically served on a baguette, and somewhat resembling a submarine sandwich.
Origin
- Vietnamesebánh mì“bread; sandwich”
- Englishbanh mi
Borrowed from Vietnamese bánh mì (“bread; sandwich”).
More words from Vietnamese
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Japanese バインミー
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Cite this entry
banh mi. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/banh%20mi
“banh mi.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/banh%20mi. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “banh mi,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/banh%20mi.
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