focaccia

fo·cac·ci·a Audio Help (fə-kä'chē-ə, -chə, fō-)

n. A flat Italian bread traditionally flavored with olive oil and salt and often topped with herbs, onions, or other items.

[Italian, hearth-cake, from Vulgar Latin *focācea, from variant of Late Latin focācia, of the hearth, feminine of focācius, from Latin focus, hearth.]

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