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Where does “pancetta” come from?

pancetta (Italian) comes from Italian pancia, from Latin pantex — belly, paunch, guts.

pancetta (Italian): paunch; pancetta

Definitions

  1. paunch; pancetta

Ancestry of “pancetta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianpanciabelly, stomach, paunch
2Latinpantexbelly, paunch, guts

Words derived from “pancetta”

  • pancetta
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