Can someone please define "panini"?

I thought he took a piece of bread especially style bread, and had to be done with a grooved panini grill down on your bread. But it is now caught in a cafe near me a "ham and cheese panini" using regular white bread sliced on a standard flat grill. Is this true or can I do for my next call grilled cheese sandwich a "cheese panini? Update: I just went to Google translator, which interprets "panini" from Italian to English as "sandwiches." Boo! Http: / / translate.google.com / translate_t? Langpair = it | en

"Panini is an Italian word that means roll '- it is no matter if they are grilled, and if they are stuffed with something, it just means small breads, trust me. The industry always use Italian or French words to make its products more Verosimile.

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