A1🍕 Food
Italian word
panino
a bread roll / sandwich (one item)
Looks like
panini
in English, 'panini' is used as a singular for a grilled sandwich
⚠️ The trap
In English, 'panini' is used as a singular noun ('a panini'). In Italian, 'panini' IS the plural — asking for 'un panini' in Italy is grammatically wrong. The singular is 'un panino'. Asking for 'two paninis' is doubly wrong.
To say "in English, 'panini' is used as a singular for a grilled sandwich" in Italian:
panino (singular) / panini (plural)
"panino" in English means:
a bread roll / sandwich (one item)
Example
"Prendo un panino al prosciutto."
"I'll have a ham sandwich."
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