noun Street Slang

muffuletta

· noun · nola

Round Sicilian sandwich stacked with cold cuts and olive salad.

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A massive round loaf of sesame-topped Sicilian bread split and layered with mortadella, salami, capicola, mozzarella, provolone and — the non-negotiable part — a briny chopped olive salad that soaks into the bread. Cut in quarters. One sandwich feeds a family.

“Grab a half muffuletta from Central Grocery and meet me at the river.”
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muffuletta In A Sentence

Grab a half muffuletta from Central Grocery and meet me at the river.

Origin & Usage

Created in 1906 by Salvatore Lupo, the Sicilian owner of Central Grocery on Decatur Street in the French Quarter, who built it for Italian produce-truck workers at the nearby French Market.

Variants muffalettamuff
Tags #nola#food#italian#southern#urban-lingo

People Also Ask

What is a muffuletta?

A muffuletta is a round Sicilian sandwich stacked with cold cuts and olive salad.

How do you use muffuletta in a sentence?

"We split a muffuletta from the deli — that olive salad makes it."

Where does the muffuletta come from?

It's associated with New Orleans, where Sicilian immigrants popularised it, and it takes its name from the round Sicilian bread it's built on.

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