pan bagnat

noun

A sandwich originating in southern France, composed of Niçoise salad in a circular bun.

Meanings

nounpan bagnat (plural pan bagnats)

plural pan bagnats

  1. A sandwich originating in southern France, composed of Niçoise salad in a circular bun.

Origin

  1. Occitanpan“bread”
  2. Englishpan bagnat

Occitan pan (“bread”) + banhat (“wet”), past participle of banhar.

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pan bagnat. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pan%20bagnat

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