noun General Slang

Sanga

/ˈsæŋə/ · noun · informal

A sandwich, Aussie-style — most iconically a sausage in bread at a Bunnings car park.

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Definitions

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Specifically a sausage sandwich (snag in bread with onion and sauce), the legendary 'sausage sizzle' staple.

“Grabbed a sanga from the Bunnings sausage sizzle, classic Saturday.”
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2

A sandwich, shortened and 'Aussie-ified' with the typical -a/-o ending Australians slap on everything.

“I'll make us a couple of ham sangas for the drive.”
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3

Loosely any quick handheld feed between slices of bread.

“Just a cheese sanga for lunch, couldn't be bothered cooking.”
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Sanga In A Sentence

Nothing beats a democracy sanga after voting on election day.
He burnt the snags but the sangas still went down a treat.
Can you do me a Vegemite sanga, light on the spread.

Origin & Usage

Australian abbreviation of 'sandwich', following the common Aussie diminutive pattern (cf. 'sanger', another spelling). In wide colloquial use through the late 20th century.

Variants sangersnag sangasausage sanga
Tags #aussie#food#abbreviation

People Also Ask

What does sanga mean in Australia?

Sanga is Aussie slang for a sandwich, often specifically a sausage sandwich from a sausage sizzle.

Is it spelled sanga or sanger?

Both are used and accepted — 'sanga' is common in the eastern states, 'sanger' elsewhere.

What's a democracy sausage?

It's a sausage sanga bought from a fundraising stall at an Australian polling place on election day — a beloved tradition.

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