Pastagate

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proper noun

The 2013 scandal wherein an Italian restaurant was requested by the OQLF to use the French language on its menus. The incident was falsely believed to have been an attempt by Quebec to ban the word ‘pasta.’

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. neologismThe 2013 scandal wherein an Italian restaurant was requested by the OQLF to use the French language on its menus. The incident was falsely believed to have been an attempt by Quebec to ban the word ‘pasta.’

Origin

From pasta + -gate.

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Cite this entry
APA

Pastagate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Pastagate

MLA

“Pastagate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Pastagate. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Pastagate,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Pastagate.

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