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niçoise

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ni⋅çoise

  [nee-swahz; Fr. nee-swaz]
Use niçoise in a Sentence
–adjective
1. in the style of Nice, France.
2. garnished or prepared with tomatoes, and often anchovies, black olives, capers, etc.: salade niçoise.
–noun
3. niçoise olive.
Origin:
ellipsis of F à la niçoise (niçoise, fem. of niçois, equiv. to Nice Nice + -ois, OF -eis < L -ēnsis -ensis )

niçoise olive

 
–noun
a small variety of olive with a rich, nutty flavor.
Also called niçoise.
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Main Entry:  Niçoise
Part of Speech:  adj, n
Definition:  garnished with anchovies, capers, olives, and tomatoes; pertaining to a dish garnished with these, as salade Niçoise
Etymology:  from having been created in Nice, France
Usage:  cooking
Main Entry:  niçoise
Part of Speech:  adv
Definition:  See à la niçoise
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