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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; < F < G (dial.) Küche, dim. of Küchen cake

Qui⋅ché

[kee-chey]
–noun
a Mayan language of Guatemala.
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quiche   (kēsh)   
n.  A rich unsweetened custard pie, often containing ingredients such as vegetables, cheese, or seafood.

[French, from German dialectal Küche, diminutive of German Kuchen, cake; see kuchen.]
Qui·ché   (kē-chā')   
n.   pl. Quiché or Qui·chés
  1. A member of a Mayan people of Guatemala.

  2. The Mayan language of the Quiché.

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