quiche

noun

: an unsweetened custard pie usually having a savory filling (such as spinach, mushrooms, or ham)

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Get The Recipe 08 of 20 Quiche Lorraine Win Valentine's Day brunch or lunch with a warm quiche. Jenna Sims, Southern Living, 4 Feb. 2025 Other treats, like savory quiches, muffins, and galettes, are more than worthy, too. Meira Gebel, Axios, 16 Jan. 2025 The ingredients are local, and the menu highly curated with dishes such as Comte quiche with Shimeji mushrooms, wild seabass with clementines and lime kosho (a paste of chili peppers, yuzu peel and salt) and a buttery lamb shoulder served on a potato puree with green herb sauce. Laurie Werner, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024 Consider including a refreshing summer salad, crudités and dip, or even mini quiches on the menu. Andrea Beck, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for quiche 

Word History

Etymology

French, from French dialect (Lorraine)

First Known Use

1933, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of quiche was in 1933

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“Quiche.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/quiche. Accessed 19 Feb. 2025.

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