Word: Pastagate
Part of speech: Proper noun
Syllables: pa
sta
gate
Definition: Proper noun~ 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.’
Morphemes:
Affix: pasta
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A type of pasta.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: πάστα
Language: grc
Decoded: pasta
Meaning: barley porridge
Affix: -gate
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Combined with keywords to form the names of scandals.