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• quiche
  quiche

  noun

  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.
• Quiché
  Quiché

  noun

  a Mayan language of Guatemala.

quiche

¹ American  

[keesh] / kiʃ /

noun

• quiches
  plural

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.

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Quiché ² American  

[kee-chey] / kiˈtʃeɪ /

noun

1. a Mayan language of Guatemala.

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quiche British  

/ kiːʃ /

noun

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

   quiche Lorraine

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• quiches
  plural

Etymology

Origin of quiche

1945–50; < French < German (dial.) Küche, diminutive of Küchen cake

Explanation

A quiche is a savory, egg-based dish that's cooked in pastry like a tart or a pie. You might enjoy eating quiche for brunch at your favorite cafe. You could describe a quiche as an omelet (or a non-sweet custard) that's baked inside a pie crust. Eggs are essential for making a quiche, often mixed with cheese, vegetables, seafood, or meat. Quiche is a French word that first appeared in English in the mid-20th century and became very popular around 1970. It comes from the German Kuchen, or "cake."

Example Sentences

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quiche Quiché quiches

There is a custom-made warmer for meals, with beef brisket and veggie quiche on the menu.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 29, 2026

Typically a svelte 75-minute show, on the night I saw the production it swelled to about two hours, allowing time for drinks, mingling and, of course, the eating of a quiche.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 18, 2026

The food we see being made includes different types of pasta, focaccia, frittata, Korean fried chicken, quiche and doughnuts.

From BBC ● Mar. 4, 2025

Everyone loves them, and they are the perfect sweet treat to go with a delicious quiche or an eggs-and-bacon board.

From Seattle Times ● May 7, 2024

Already I could see the Sally-Q parties in the living room: a little spinach quiche, lemonade with mint sprigs, and then the pitch: Practical can still be pretty.

From "The Miseducation of Cameron Post" by emily m. danforth

Simon’s research has found that in the three departments where most Guatemalan migrants are from – Quiché, Huehuetenango y San Marcos – smugglers’ family rates have halved in recent months.

From The Guardian ● Apr. 8, 2019

Detainees are given medical care, information is provided in English, Spanish and even Quiché, an indigenous Central American language spoken by some of the new arrivals.

From Washington Times ● Jun. 7, 2017

They wrote love letters and spoke to each other by phone in Quiché, a Mayan dialect.

From New York Times ● Feb. 1, 2010

I was born in Chinique, El Quiché, Guatemala, in 1960, the year hell came to that country.

From "The Book of Unknown Americans" by Cristina Henríquez

As in Hebrew the word accursed is derived from a root meaning consecrated to God, so in the Aztec, Quiché, and other tongues, the word for leprous, eczematous, or syphilitic, means also divine.

From The Myths of the New World A Treatise on the Symbolism and Mythology of the Red Race of America by Daniel Garrison Brinton

Fleuropean retreats run from $3,600 for five days and include accommodation at a picture-perfect château, all-you-can-pick flowers, one-on-one guidance from Avenson and meals, including morning deliveries of breakfast pastries, quiches and triple-crème cheeses.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 4, 2026

République is so pricey, but they have such yummy pastries and quiches.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 5, 2025

Yes, pigs in a blanket, but also spanakopita, cheese puffs, mini quiches, crab cakes, bacon wrapped scallops, empanadas, dumplings, mini pizzas, jalapeno poppers and so on.

From Washington Times ● Nov. 30, 2023

Sarah Turner, head of development at catering company Social Pantry is a fan of quiches and frittatas for parties.

From BBC ● May 2, 2023

There were caterers offering bite-sized quiches and poached eggs in puddles of velvety hollandaise.

From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng