First Known Use: 1954
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pancetta
noun pan·cet·ta \(ˌ)pan-ˈche-tə\
: a kind of Italian bacon
Full Definition of PANCETTA
: unsmoked bacon used especially in Italian cuisine
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Origin of PANCETTA
Italian, from diminutive of pancia belly, paunch, from Latin pantic-, pantex
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