# pancetta

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #67,714

## Definitions
1. A cured belly or pork; bacon.

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

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/pancetta