quiche

¹

[ 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.

Quiché

²

[ kee-chey ]

noun

1. a Mayan language of Guatemala.

quiche

/ kiːʃ /

noun

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

   quiche Lorraine

Word History and Origins

Origin of quiche¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of quiche¹

French, from German Kuchen cake

Example Sentences

The room fell silent with the arrival of the pasteis which upon further inspection looked more like a mini quiche than a pastry.

From The Daily Beast

To make the tart, butter the inside of a 10-inch quiche mold or springform pan.

From The Daily Beast

We're probably going to do a nice brunch—lobster quiche, white chocolate raspberry pancakes—and let the families hang out.

From The Daily Beast

On entering the kingdom of Quiche, they met with a more serious resistance than they had received elsewhere.

From Project Gutenberg

Tzinacantan (Quiche Zotzilha) 'doit avoir t le berceau de la nation zotzil, l'une des nombreuses populations du Chiapas.'

From Project Gutenberg

The resemblance is so obvious that no detail in the Quiche scale calls for special mention.

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She was arrayed in a panache, or head-dress, made entirely of the plumage of the Quezale, the royal bird of Quiche.

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Quiche is the name of a place, and means “many trees;” the derivation of Quichua is unknown.

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