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quiche

[keesh] Origin

quiche

[keesh]
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:
1945–50; < French < German (dial.) Küche, diminutive of Küchen cake

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Quiche is always a great word to know.
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a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.
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Qui·ché

[kee-chey]
noun
a Mayan language of Guatemala.
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quiche (kiːʃ)
 
n
an open savoury tart with a rich custard filling to which bacon, onion, cheese, etc, are added: quiche Lorraine
 
[French, from German Kuchen cake]

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quiche
1949, from Fr. quiche (1810), from Ger. (Alsace-Lorraine dialect) Küche, dim. of Ger. Kuchen "cake." Became fashionable 1970s; became contemptible 1980s.
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