Quiche Definition

kēsh
quiches
noun
A dish consisting of unsweetened custard baked in a pastry shell with various ingredients, as bacon, cheese, or spinach, and served hot.
Webster's New World
A member of a Mayan people of Guatemala.
American Heritage
The Mayan language of the Quiché.
American Heritage
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Other Word Forms of Quiche

Noun

Singular:
quiche
Plural:
quiches

Origin of Quiche

  • French from German dialectal Küche diminutive of German Kuchen cake kuchen

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From French, from Lorrain, from Lorraine Franconian Küeche "˜cake'.

    From Wiktionary

Quiche Sentence Examples

  • The lunch menu features quiche, seafood crepes and mixed salads.

  • He then turned to Mister Carbon Business, who was eating a quiche.

  • In Mexico itself the languages of the Nahua nations, of which the Aztec is the best-known dialect, show no connexion of origin with the language of the Otomi tribes, nor either of these with the languages of the regions of the ruined cities of Central America, the Quiche of Guatemala and the Maya of Yucatan.

  • Nice for lunch - I had salmon quiche with salad - not too runny which is how I prefer it.

  • The Indians belong chiefly to the Maya stock, which predominates throughout Peten, or to the allied Quiche race which is well represented in the Altos and central districts.

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Words Starting With

QQUQUI

Words Ending With

EHECHE

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