pancetta
[ pan-chet-uh ]
/ pænˈtʃɛt ə /
noun
Italian pork belly cured with salt, pepper, and other spices and air-dried up to four months, tightly rolled in a cylinder.
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Origin of pancetta
First recorded in1950–55; from Italian: literally, “little belly,” diminutive of pancia “belly, paunch,” from Latin pantic- (stem of pantex ) “belly, paunch, guts” + -etta diminutive suffix (cf. -ette)
Words nearby pancetta
pancake, Pancake Day, pancake ice, pancake kidney, pancarditis, pancetta, Panchaia, Pancha Sila, panchax, panchayat, Panchen Lama
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Example sentences from the Web for pancetta
Clams, which taste incredibly good simply steamed, are made even better with the addition of pancetta, or Italian bacon.
British Dictionary definitions for pancetta
pancetta
/ (pænˈtʃɛtə, Italian panˈtʃetta) /
noun
a lightly spiced cured bacon from Italy
Word Origin for pancetta
Italian, literally: little belly
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