Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pastagate

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pasta-gate
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The 2013 scandal wherein an Italian restaurant was requested by the OQLF to use the French language on its menus. The incident was falsely believed to have been an attempt by Quebec to ban the word ‘pasta.’

Etymology

From pasta + -gate.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: pasta

Questions

What does pastagate mean?: The 2013 scandal wherein an Italian restaurant was requested by the OQLF to use the French language on its menus. The incident was falsely believed to have been an attempt by Quebec to ban the word ‘pasta.’
Where does pastagate come from?: From pasta + -gate.

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