quiche
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
1Other definitions for Quiché (2 of 2)
a Mayan language of Guatemala.
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How to use quiche in a sentence
The room fell silent with the arrival of the pasteis which upon further inspection looked more like a mini quiche than a pastry.
To make the tart, butter the inside of a 10-inch quiche mold or springform pan.
We're probably going to do a nice brunch—lobster quiche, white chocolate raspberry pancakes—and let the families hang out.
On entering the kingdom of quiche, they met with a more serious resistance than they had received elsewhere.
Great Events in the History of North and South America | Charles A. GoodrichTzinacantan (quiche Zotzilha) 'doit avoir t le berceau de la nation zotzil, l'une des nombreuses populations du Chiapas.'
The Works of Hubert Howe Bancroft, Volume 1 | Hubert Howe Bancroft
The resemblance is so obvious that no detail in the quiche scale calls for special mention.
The Number Concept | Levi Leonard ConantShe was arrayed in a panache, or head-dress, made entirely of the plumage of the Quezale, the royal bird of quiche.
quiche is the name of a place, and means “many trees;” the derivation of Quichua is unknown.
The Myths of the New World | Daniel G. Brinton
British Dictionary definitions for quiche
/ (kiːʃ) /
an open savoury tart with a rich custard filling to which bacon, onion, cheese, etc, are added: quiche Lorraine
Origin of quiche
1Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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