# hoagie

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈhoʊ.ɡi/ · frequency rank #82,387

## Definitions
1. A sandwich made on a long Italian bread or Italian roll.

## Etymology
Uncertain. Often suggested to derive from hog, either in reference to Hog Island, a site of shipyards that employed Italian immigrants (who were supposedly called hoggies and who supposedly packed these sandwiches for lunch), or in reference to pork as an ingredient.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/hoagie