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prettygoodword ([personal profile] prettygoodword) wrote2008-01-02 07:29 am

poutine

poutine - n., a Québécois dish of French fries topped with cheese curds and covered in gravy.


Another word my True Love gave me. Etymology disputed; Wikipedia has a good summary of the debate, along with more information about poutine than most non-Canadians would want.

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[identity profile] packbat.livejournal.com 2008-01-02 04:18 pm (UTC)(link)
It's pronounced "put-sin"?

[identity profile] asakiyume.livejournal.com 2008-02-17 08:29 pm (UTC)(link)
When we were there, it seemed like they were saying "'poot ehn"

We loved it :-D

...commenting on this entry way late--must have missed it when you posted it, but I came across it going back to look for your entry on kobolds.