héroe

Definitions of héroe
  1. noun
    a large sandwich made of a long crusty roll split lengthwise and filled with meats and cheese (and tomato and onion and lettuce and condiments); different names are used in different sections of the United States
    synonyms: submarino
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    type of:
    bocadillo, bocata, emparedado, sandwich, sangüich, sándwich
    two (or more) slices of bread with a filling between them
  2. noun
    (classical mythology) a being of great strength and courage celebrated for bold exploits; often the offspring of a mortal and a god
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    type of:
    ser mítico
    an imaginary being of myth or fable
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