Tuesday word: Quiche
Apr. 7th, 2026 07:46 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
simplyn2deep posting in ![[community profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/community.png){kind=small}
1word1dayApril 7, 2026
Quiche (noun)
quiche [keesh]
noun
1. 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
Quiché [kee-chey]
noun
2. a Mayan language of Guatemala.
Example Sentences
There is a custom-made warmer for meals, with beef brisket and veggie quiche on the menu.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 2026
The pair tackled a savoury quiche, a technical teatime biscuit and a showstopping day off in cake form - although neither was crowned star baker at the end.
From BBC • Oct. 18, 2025
A pot of roasted vegetables became the filling for quiche.
From Salon • Nov. 30, 2024
“I like to poke people,” said Biggers, sitting in the shade on a recent afternoon eating quiche at a restaurant, his cane, which helps him walk after a hip replacement, slanted on a chair.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 19, 2024
He tossed his empty plate into the garbage can and went off in search of a drink, leaving Moody alone with the last few bites of his quiche, now gone cold.
From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng
Quiche (noun)
quiche [keesh]
noun
1. 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
Quiché [kee-chey]
noun
2. a Mayan language of Guatemala.
Example Sentences
There is a custom-made warmer for meals, with beef brisket and veggie quiche on the menu.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 2026
The pair tackled a savoury quiche, a technical teatime biscuit and a showstopping day off in cake form - although neither was crowned star baker at the end.
From BBC • Oct. 18, 2025
A pot of roasted vegetables became the filling for quiche.
From Salon • Nov. 30, 2024
“I like to poke people,” said Biggers, sitting in the shade on a recent afternoon eating quiche at a restaurant, his cane, which helps him walk after a hip replacement, slanted on a chair.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 19, 2024
He tossed his empty plate into the garbage can and went off in search of a drink, leaving Moody alone with the last few bites of his quiche, now gone cold.
From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng
(no subject)
Date: 2026-04-16 05:56 am (UTC)And I never heard of Quiche #2, thank you :)