Meaning of sandwich

sandwich: By extension, in Colombia used to designate a play football or any other contact sport, in which a player is run over by two opponents simultaneously and on opposite sides. Sandwich Islands was the name formerly given to the archipelago of Hawai.islas Sandwich of the South Islands of the Atlantic South ( South Georgia the South 41 archipelago; they belong to the United Kingdom and are claimed by Argentina.Emparedado. Slabs of bread with meat and other condiments in the Center.; It was originally a piece of meat between two slices of bread. The name is an eponym of John Montagu, Earl of Sandwich ( England, 1718-1792 ) According to tongues was a gambler to not leave your cards games wearing meat cooked between bread for lunch, because I could eat it with one hand while playing with the other. Today is called sandwich any '' ingredient among breads ''.; Couple of slices of bread, one above the other with some sort of food between the two, can be cold meats, salads, etc.; Business day not worked. The word is used in Chile. Sandwich. When holidays include one, clever. (But they must pay them when it is more than one. ); Sandwich: m. English word which in Spanish means sandwich.