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Poutine vs Pontine - What's the difference?

poutine | pontine |

As a proper noun poutine

is putin a transliteration of the russian surname .

As an adjective pontine is

of or relating to an extensive marshy district between rome and naples.

poutine

English

(wikipedia poutine)

Noun

  • (Quebec) A dish consisting of french fries topped with cheese curds and gravy, eaten primarily in Canada
    • Jean made an eight-hour trip across the border into Quebec just to satisfy his craving for poutine .
  • (Quebec) Any of a number of variations on the basic poutine dish.
    • In Italian poutine , gravy is replaced with spaghetti sauce.

    Derived terms

    * Italian poutine ----

    pontine

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • (anatomy) Of or pertaining to the pons in the brain stem.

    • Derived terms

    * pedunculopontine * pontine artery * pontine cistern * pontine flexure * pontine glioma ----