quiche

/kiːʃ/

nounquiche

Think: “QUIET chef says ‘keesh’”—QUI- looks like it should be “kwi,” but quiche is just “keesh.”

Yes, it's quiche. The tricky part is the French spelling: **qu** makes a **k** sound, and **-iche** sounds like **-eesh**.

Definition

  1. nouna savory baked dish made with eggs and cream (custard) in a pastry crust, often with cheese, vegetables, or meat

Examples

  • “We ordered a slice of spinach quiche for brunch.”
  • “She baked a mushroom and Swiss quiche for the potluck.”
  • “Leftover quiche tastes great warmed up the next day.”

Synonyms

savory tartegg tartcustard tarttart

Translations

ES quichePT quicheFR quiche

Common misspellings

keeshquishquicheequicheyquichehkwichequich

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