Liberal Dictionary English Dictionary
quiche [keesh] ExamplesWord Origin 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: spinach quiche.
Origin of quiche 1945–50; French German (dial.) Küche, diminutive of Küchen cake Quiché [kee-chey] noun
- a Mayan language of Guatemala.
Examples from the Web for quiche Contemporary Examples of quiche
To make the tart, butter the inside of a 10-inch quiche mold or springform pan.
Michel Richard
November 18, 2010
Historical Examples of quiche
The Quiche legend, already referred to, speaks of Gucumatz only as a god.
E. A. Allen
The legends were in Quiche with a Spanish translation and scholia.
Daniel G. Brinton
Very nearly or quite the same organization prevailed in the courts of Quiche and Atitlan.
Daniel G. Brinton
Tzinacantan (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
At last she died after the sixth, from eating four huge pieces of quiche before her churching.
Edmond About
British Dictionary definitions for quiche quiche noun
- an open savoury tart with a rich custard filling to which bacon, onion, cheese, etc, are addedquiche Lorraine
Word Origin for quiche French, from German Kuchen cake Word Origin and History for quiche n.
1949, from French quiche (1810), from Alsatian German Küche, diminutive of German Kuchen “cake” (see cake (n.)). Became fashionable 1970s; became contemptible 1980s.