quiche

noun

ˈkēsh How to pronounce quiche (audio)
: an unsweetened custard pie usually having a savory filling (such as spinach, mushrooms, or ham)

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Some full-service restaurants will be opening early, and some offer heat-and-serve bundles with entrées such as quiche. — Fielding Buck, Oc Register, 6 May 2026 French favorites include quiches, French onion soup, Niçoise salad, crepes and beef Bourgignon, plus beer and wines. — Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 May 2026 Both savory options, a spinach and feta pastry and goat cheese and mushroom quiche, were vegetarian. — Eva Flowe june 27, Charlotte Observer, 27 June 2026 During their historic lunar fly-by in April, the Artemis II crew dined on beef brisket, mac and cheese, quiche, and a lot of tortillas. — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 14 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for quiche

Word History

Etymology

French, from French dialect (Lorraine)

First Known Use

1933, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of quiche was in 1933

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