panini

[ puh-nee-nee ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

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

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

Panini

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

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

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

panini

/ pæˈniːnɪ /

noun

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

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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 )