quiche

[ keesh ]

noun
  1. a pielike dish consisting of an unsweetened pastry shell filled with a custard and usually containing cheese and other ingredients, as vegetables, seafood, or ham: spinach quiche.

Origin of quiche

1
1945–50; <French <German (dial.) Küche, diminutive of Küchencake

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Quiché
[ kee-chey ]

noun
  1. a Mayan language of Guatemala.

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British Dictionary definitions for quiche

quiche

/ (kiːʃ) /


noun
  1. an open savoury tart with a rich custard filling to which bacon, onion, cheese, etc, are added: quiche Lorraine

Origin of quiche

1
French, from German Kuchen cake

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