Italian poutine

noun

A form of poutine made with spaghetti sauce instead of gravy.

OriginCanadian French poutine italienne →
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Meanings

nounItalian poutine (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA form of poutine made with spaghetti sauce instead of gravy.

Origin

  1. Canadian Frenchpoutine italienne
  2. EnglishItalian 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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Translations

French poutine italienne
  • poutine italienneTranslations
Polish włoskie poutine
  • włoskie poutineTranslations
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