muffuletta

plural muffulettas · alternative muffeletta · alternative muffaletta

1. countableuncountableA type of Sicilian sesame bread.
2. countableuncountableA type of sandwich, typically made in New Orleans and containing layers of olive salad, mozzarella and meats, made using that bread.

   ... a stop in the Central Grocery, where Tenn had a beer and one of the city's cherished muffuletta sandwiches, which he cut into four wedges and ate as carefully as he chose his words, which came forth at a slow, painful pace.

   2015, James Grissom, Follies of God: Tennessee Williams and the Women of the Fog, →ISBN

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   The Grinder: Salami, pepperoni and capicola. Other Italian options include Muffuletta (salami, ham and olive salad), Meatball (marinara and Parmesan), Pepperoni Pizzawich (marinara, mozzarella and Parmesan) and Chicken Italiano (marinara and Parmesan).

   2012 November 7, Florida Times-Union, “Slideshow: Which Wich menu preview”, in The Florida Times-Union, archived from the original on 03 May 2026

3. countableuncountableA kind of olive salad made with giardiniera.