club sandwich

noun

A type of sandwich, often served as a double-decker (with three slices of bread) and usually cut into quarters; traditionally made with turkey, bacon, lettuce, and tomato.

Meanings

nounclub sandwich (plural club sandwiches)

plural club sandwiches

  1. A type of sandwich, often served as a double-decker (with three slices of bread) and usually cut into quarters; traditionally made with turkey, bacon, lettuce, and tomato.
  2. New ZealandA tea sandwich.

    Synonyms: clubhouse sandwich

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA tea sandwich.

More synonyms by meaning

nounmade with three slices of usually toasted bread

Broader

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

Said to have originated at the Union Club in New York City.

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Translations

Bulgarian клуб сандвич
  • клуб сандвич (klub sandvič)type of sandwich
Chinese Cantonese 公司三文治
  • 公司三文治 (gung¹ si¹ saam¹ man⁴ zi⁶)type of sandwich
Chinese Mandarin 俱樂部三明治 /俱乐部三明治, 總匯三明治 /总汇三明治
  • 俱樂部三明治 /俱乐部三明治 (jùlèbù sānmíngzhì)type of sandwich
  • 總匯三明治 /总汇三明治 (zǒnghuì sānmíngzhì)type of sandwich
Finnish klubileipä
  • klubileipätype of sandwich
Greek κλαμπ σάντουιτς
  • κλαμπ σάντουιτς (klamp sántouits)type of sandwich
Cite this entry
APA

club sandwich. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/club%20sandwich

MLA

“club sandwich.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/club%20sandwich. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “club sandwich,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/club%20sandwich.

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