banh mi

[Ben Zimmer]

On Tue, Jun 10, 2014 at 12:24 PM, Benjamin Barrett wrote:
>
> On 17 July 2000 in the archives, Michael Horlick mentions that Vietnamese sandwiches
> are called "banh mi."
>
> Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banh_mi) says they are found especially in areas
> with substantial Vietnamese expatriate communities. I live in an area without such a
> community and the local supermarket chain is advertising "Banh Mi / Lemongrass Chicken
> or Pork" with Sriracha mayo and carrot daikon salad in the local paper.
>
> Wiktionary has an entry for the Vietnamese word "bánh mì"
> (https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/b%C3%A1nh_m%C3%AC) but not the English borrowing.

American Heritage and Oxford Dictionaries have already taken note.

http://ahdictionary.com/word/search.html?q=banh+mi
http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/us/definition/english/banh-mi

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