focaccia

[foh-kah-chuh]

noun, plural fo·cac·cias.

a large, round, flat Italian bread, sprinkled before baking with olive oil, salt, and often herbs.

Origin of focaccia

1975–80; < Italian < Late Latin focacia (neuter plural), derivative of Latin focus hearth, perhaps with -āceus -aceous

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Contemporary Examples of focaccia

The person who was reading her essay happened to have focaccia bread baking in the oven at the time of reading the application.
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April 6, 2011

British Dictionary definitions for focaccia

focaccia

noun

a flat Italian bread made with olive oil and yeast

Word Origin for focaccia

from Italian

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