Sentence:  ... a stop in the Central Grocery, where Tenn had a beer and one of the city's cherished <WSD>muffuletta</WSD> sandwiches, which he cut into four wedges and ate as carefully as he chose his words, which came forth at a slow, painful pace. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  A type of sandwich, typically made in New Orleans and containing layers of olive salad, mozzarella and meats, made using that bread.