panini

¹

[ puh-nee-nee ]

noun

, plural pa·ni·ni [p, uh, -, nee, -nee], pa·ni·nis [p, uh, -, nee, -neez]

1. a usually pressed and grilled sandwich of Italian bread filled with meat, cheese, vegetables, etc.

Panini

²

[ pah-nee-nee pah-nee-nee ]

noun

1. flourished c400 b.c., Indian grammarian of Sanskrit.
2. Pannini, Giovanni Paolo.

panini

/ pæˈniːnɪ /

noun

1. a type of Italian bread, usually served grilled with a variety of fillings

Word History and Origins

Origin of panini¹

First recorded in 1955–60; from Italian panini, plural of panino “a roll, sandwich,” diminutive of pane “bread,” from Latin pān- (stem of pānis ) “bread” + -ini, plural of diminutive suffix -ino, from Latin -īnus adjective suffix meaning “of or pertaining to, made of”; -ine ¹( def )

Word History and Origins

Origin of panini¹

C20: from Italian, pl of panino a bread roll

Example Sentences

Beyond TV and film, Jackson also starred in the 2019 music video “Panini” with rapper Lil Nas X.

From Los Angeles Times

"We then made a kind of quesadilla or panini where the bismuth is the cheesy filling and the tortillas are the atomically flat surfaces," said Wu.

From Science Daily

Clark, who has endorsement deals with State Farm, Gatorade and Panini, also reportedly signed an eight-year, $28 million deal with Nike that includes a signature shoe.

From Seattle Times

We've been collecting, swapping and completing Panini's football sticker albums for almost 50 years.

From BBC

That's because Panini still holds the rights for some top European teams including England, Spain, Germany and current Euros champs Italy.

From BBC