niçoise

[ nee-swahz; French nee-swaz ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

in the style of Nice, France.
garnished or prepared with tomatoes, and often anchovies, black olives, capers, etc.:
salade niçoise.

noun

niçoise olive.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of niçoise¹

Ellipsis of French à la niçoise ( niçoise, feminine of niçois, equivalent to Nice Nice + -ois, Old French -eis < Latin -ēnsis -ensis )

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