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Added 9 October 2026

sandy

/ˈsændi/ adjective

In Latin: harēnōsus Wiktionary

adjective Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about sandy at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

Covered with sand.
Sprinkled with sand.
Containing sand.
Some plants grow best in sandy soil.

noun

A sandwich
Ellipsis of pecan sandy.

Origin

From Middle English sandi, sondy, sandiȝ, from Old English sandiġ (“sandy”), equivalent to sand + -y. Cognate with Dutch zandig (“sandy”), German sandig (“sandy”), Swedish sandig (“sandy”).

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