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Meaning of Italian beef | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A sandwich of thin slices of seasoned roast beef on a dense, long Italian-style roll.

Examples

“I changed my eating habits and stopped eating after 6 p.m. I switched from eating Italian beefs, drinking high-calorie mocha lattes and big sodas to drinking lots of water, eating salmon and having oatmeal for breakfast.”
“Chicago's Mr. Beef is one of the best places to enjoy an Italian beef.”
“One evening in the autumn of my freshman year, my appetite casually drifted toward the pleasant thought of an Italian beef. Maybe double-dipped (sopped with gravy), hot and sweet (with giardiniera and peppers).”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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