tuna melt

noun

A sandwich with tuna and a layer of melted cheese in it, usually eaten hot.

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Meanings

nountuna melt (plural tuna melts)

plural tuna melts

  1. A sandwich with tuna and a layer of melted cheese in it, usually eaten hot.

Origin

From tuna + melt; derived from melt sandwich.

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Translations

Russian са́ндвич с тунцо́м и пла́вленым сы́ром
  • са́ндвич с тунцо́м и пла́вленым сы́ром (sándvič s tuncóm i plávlenym sýrom)a hot cheese-and-tuna sandwich
Yiddish טונפֿיש־שניטקע מיט צעלאָזטן קעז
  • טונפֿיש־שניטקע מיט צעלאָזטן קעז (tunfish-shnitke mit tseloztn kez)a hot cheese-and-tuna sandwich
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APA

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

MLA

“tuna melt.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tuna%20melt. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tuna melt,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tuna%20melt.

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