Well attestedNamed from the place
Coney Island hot dog
noun · first attested 20th century
A Michigan diner staple is named for a New York beach.
A hot dog topped with meat sauce, onion and mustard.
40.5750°N -73.9825°W · Q628201
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- Relationship
- Named from the place
- Confidence
- Well attestedThe place link is the standard scholarly account.
- Attested
- 20th century
- Part of speech
- noun
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Coney Island
- In English
Coney Island hot dog
Greek and Macedonian immigrants who arrived through New York carried the name west, where Coney Island now denotes the style.
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