panini

noun

pa·ni·ni pə-ˈnē-nē

variants or less commonly panino

pə-ˈnē-nō

plural panini or paninis

: a usually grilled sandwich made with Italian bread

Note: Panini is a plural form in Italian but is commonly used as both a singular and a plural in English. Its use as a singular has given rise the variant plural form paninis. The use of panino as a singular form in English has become relatively uncommon as panini has become established as the usual singular.

On each visit, someone at our table invariably orders a panini …—

Jodi Wright

At the back of the shop are paninis, freshly brewed coffee and two tubs of homemade soups.—

M. H. Reed

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Meanwhile, the poolside Café Focolare serves the three Italian Ps: pizzas, pastas, and paninis. —

Christopher Cameron, Robb Report, 18 Sep. 2024 Place the turkey slices, cranberry sauce, stuffing, mayo and lettuce leaves on a bread of your choosing and bake it in the oven or in a panini press. —

Zach Bradshaw, The Arizona Republic, 30 Nov. 2024 Fuel up a with lunch at All Good Pizza, another popular Bayview spot, known for its delicious Neapolitan style brick oven pizzas, organic salads, paninis grilled on fresh baked local bread, served alongside beer and wine. —

Chelsea Davis, Forbes, 19 Oct. 2024 Marjoram + Roux is a cozy veggie-friendly cafe in Great Barrington with soups, panini, frittatas, delicious maple lattes and a pop-up dinner menu on Fridays with the roving restaurant After Hours. —

Lauren Matison, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for panini