Etymology

Italian poutine

Today it means: A form of poutine made with spaghetti sauce instead of gravy. Full definition →

Canadian French poutine italienne
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  1. Canadian French · calque ofpoutine italienne
  2. English todayItalian poutine

From Italian + poutine, a calque of Canadian French poutine italienne; from being a variant of poutine that uses an Italian-style tomato-based pasta sauce instead of gravy.

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