Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pancetta

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.29 in modern English

Syllables: pancetta
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A cured belly or pork; bacon.

Uncountable

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian pancetta, from pancia (“belly”).

Origin

Source language: Italian

Word Breakdown

Root: pancetta

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

pancettas (plural)

Questions

What does pancetta mean?: A cured belly or pork; bacon.
Where does pancetta come from?: It is traced to Italian.

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