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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

quiche

/kiːʃ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.62 in modern English

Syllables
quiche
IPA
/kiːʃ/
20
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A pie made primarily of egg and cream, perhaps mixed with chopped meat or vegetables, in a pastry crust.

Countable; Uncountable

adj

Extremely appealing to look at; sexually alluring.

Slang

Example Sentences

Etymology

Borrowed from French quiche, from Lorraine Rhine Franconian Küeche (“cake”), from Middle High German kuoche (German Kuchen, English kuchen), from Old High German kuocho, kuohho, from Proto-Germanic *kōkô (English cookie), from Proto-Indo-European *gog- (“ball-shaped object”), whence also English cake (via Proto-Germanic *kakǭ (“cake”)). Compare Persian کوکو (kuku, “quiche”). More at cake. The sexually alluring sense originates from the 2013 Australian TV sitcom Ja'mie: Private School Girl, where it is defined as "a step above hot".

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Küeche, kuoche, kuocho, *kōkô, *gog-

Usage

Inflected Forms

quiches (plural) more quiche (comparative) most quiche (superlative)

Derived Forms

quichelike quichey

Phrases

coronation quiche quiche-eater real men don't eat quiche quiche lorraine

Frequently Paired Words

quiche lorraine

Synonyms

quiche language

Rhymes With

leash unleash sheesh pastiche ashish mcleish rajneesh eash niche hashish corniche laois

Questions

How do you pronounce quiche?
The recorded pronunciation is /kiːʃ/.
What does quiche mean?
A pie made primarily of egg and cream, perhaps mixed with chopped meat or vegetables, in a pastry crust.
Where does quiche come from?
It is traced to Middle High German.

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