sarnie

English

Alternative forms

sarny, sarney

Etymology

Probably from a dialectal pronunciation of the first syllable of sandwich

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /ˈsɑːni/
Rhymes: -ɑː(r)ni

Noun

sarnie (plural sarnies)

(Britain, informal) A sandwich.
(Britain, birdwatching) The Sandwich tern.

Synonyms

(sandwich): sanger (AU, informal), sango (AU, informal), sarmie (RSA, informal), sambo (Ireland, informal)

Anagrams

Neiras, Nerias, Raines, Resian, arisen, arsine, erasin

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