pancetta

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noun

A cured belly or pork; bacon.

OriginItalian pancetta →
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Meanings

nounpancetta (usually uncountable, plural pancettas)

plural pancettas

  1. uncountableusuallyA cured belly or pork; bacon.

Origin

  1. Italianpancetta
  2. Englishpancetta

Borrowed from Italian pancetta, from pancia (“belly”).

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APA

pancetta. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pancetta

MLA

“pancetta.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pancetta. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pancetta,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pancetta.

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