pou·tine 
(p-tēn)
(p-tēn)n.
A dish of Québécois origin consisting of French fries topped with cheese curds and gravy.
[Québécois French, cooked pudding, a mess, poutine, probably of French dialectal origin (perhaps influenced by English PUDDING); perhaps akin to French dialectal (western France) potine, cast iron pot, or French dialectal (Normandy) potin, pâté.]