Meanings
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*bʰew-“to swell”
- Englishpudding
- Frenchpouding“pudding”
- Canadian Frenchpoutine“French fries with cheese curds and gravy; any of various kinds of pudding”
- Englishpoutine
Borrowed from Canadian French poutine (“French fries with cheese curds and gravy; any of various kinds of pudding”); further etymology uncertain, possibly either: * a variant of French pouding (“pudding”), borrowed from English pudding (possibly ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰew- (“to swell”)); or * from a dialectal French word influenced by French pouding or English pudding, though this word has not been identified. The Canadian French word is generally thought to have been coined by the Canadian restaurateur Fernand Lachance (1918–2004) as a name for the dish which is said to have been first served at his restaurant Lutin Qui Rit in Warwick, Quebec, in 1957.
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Arabic بوتين
- بوتينdish consisting of French fries topped with cheese curds and gravy; any of a number of variations on the basic poutine dish
Basque poutine
- poutinedish consisting of French fries topped with cheese curds and gravy; any of a number of variations on the basic poutine dish
Bulgarian пути́н, пуци́н
- пути́н (putín)dish consisting of French fries topped with cheese curds and gravy; any of a number of variations on the basic poutine dish
- пуци́н (pucín)dish consisting of French fries topped with cheese curds and gravy; any of a number of variations on the basic poutine dish
Catalan poutine
- poutinedish consisting of French fries topped with cheese curds and gravy; any of a number of variations on the basic poutine dish
Chinese Cantonese 芝士肉汁薯條 /芝士肉汁薯条
- 芝士肉汁薯條 /芝士肉汁薯条dish consisting of French fries topped with cheese curds and gravy; any of a number of variations on the basic poutine dish
Chinese Mandarin 盖浇薯條
- 盖浇薯條 (gàijiāoshǔtiáo)dish consisting of French fries topped with cheese curds and gravy; any of a number of variations on the basic poutine dish
Dutch poutine
- poutinedish consisting of French fries topped with cheese curds and gravy; any of a number of variations on the basic poutine dish
Esperanto pucino
- pucinodish consisting of French fries topped with cheese curds and gravy; any of a number of variations on the basic poutine dish
Finnish poutine
- poutinedish consisting of French fries topped with cheese curds and gravy; any of a number of variations on the basic poutine dish
French poutine
- poutinedish consisting of French fries topped with cheese curds and gravy; any of a number of variations on the basic poutine dish
German Poutine
- Poutinedish consisting of French fries topped with cheese curds and gravy; any of a number of variations on the basic poutine dish
Greek πουτίν
- πουτίν (poutín)dish consisting of French fries topped with cheese curds and gravy; any of a number of variations on the basic poutine dish
Hebrew פוטין
- פוטיןdish consisting of French fries topped with cheese curds and gravy; any of a number of variations on the basic poutine dish
Hindi पूटीन
- पूटीन (pūṭīn)dish consisting of French fries topped with cheese curds and gravy; any of a number of variations on the basic poutine dish
Indonesian poutine
- poutinedish consisting of French fries topped with cheese curds and gravy; any of a number of variations on the basic poutine dish
Italian poutine
- poutinedish consisting of French fries topped with cheese curds and gravy; any of a number of variations on the basic poutine dish
Japanese プーティン, プーチン
- プーティン (pūtin)dish consisting of French fries topped with cheese curds and gravy; any of a number of variations on the basic poutine dish
- プーチン (pūchin)dish consisting of French fries topped with cheese curds and gravy; any of a number of variations on the basic poutine dish
Korean 푸틴
- 푸틴 (putin)dish consisting of French fries topped with cheese curds and gravy; any of a number of variations on the basic poutine dish
Norwegian Bokmål poutine
- poutinedish consisting of French fries topped with cheese curds and gravy; any of a number of variations on the basic poutine dish
Persian پوتین
- پوتینdish consisting of French fries topped with cheese curds and gravy; any of a number of variations on the basic poutine dish
Polish poutine
- poutinedish consisting of French fries topped with cheese curds and gravy; any of a number of variations on the basic poutine dish
Portuguese poutine
- poutinedish consisting of French fries topped with cheese curds and gravy; any of a number of variations on the basic poutine dish
Punjabi ਪੂਟੀਨ
- ਪੂਟੀਨ (pūṭīn)dish consisting of French fries topped with cheese curds and gravy; any of a number of variations on the basic poutine dish
Romanian poutine
- poutinedish consisting of French fries topped with cheese curds and gravy; any of a number of variations on the basic poutine dish
Russian пути́н
- пути́н (putín)dish consisting of French fries topped with cheese curds and gravy; any of a number of variations on the basic poutine dish
Scottish Gaelic poutine
- poutinedish consisting of French fries topped with cheese curds and gravy; any of a number of variations on the basic poutine dish
Spanish poutine
- poutinedish consisting of French fries topped with cheese curds and gravy; any of a number of variations on the basic poutine dish
Ukrainian путі́н
- путі́н (putín)dish consisting of French fries topped with cheese curds and gravy; any of a number of variations on the basic poutine dish
Vietnamese poutine
- poutinedish consisting of French fries topped with cheese curds and gravy; any of a number of variations on the basic poutine dish
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with poutine
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APA
poutine. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/poutine
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“poutine.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/poutine. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
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