English Explanatory Dictionary

Pastagate

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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  1. 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.’

Word forms

Pastagate

Etymology

From pasta + -gate.

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