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Reuben

reu·ben

UK/ˈɹuː.bən/ US/ˈɹu.bən/ fairly common informal

noun

1.

(Old Testment) a son of Jacob and forefather of one of the tribes of Israel

Origin

* From Hebrew רְאוּבֵן (r'uvén), from רְאוּ (r'ú, “see [masculine plural imperative]”) + בֵּן (ben, “son”); its literal meaning is therefore roughly, "See, all: a son!" * There are several unconfirmed etymologies for the name of the sandwich.

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