socca
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.13 in modern English
9
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "Socca, a soft chickpea pancake, is as popular in Nice as pizza is in New York City. In fact, socca is so popular in Nice that you're as likely to be knocked down by a socca delivery man on his specially built […]"
- "But the best approach to a meal at Nizza is snacking: a plate of salumi; an order or two of excellent socca, the savory pancake made from chickpea flour that’s a regional staple, flavored at Nizza with sage and onions; […] Nizza in Clinton serves socca, a pancake made from chickpea flour."
- "His brief menu, which changes completely every three weeks, often involves modern twists on traditional Niçois dishes such as socca (a chickpea-flour pancake) wrapped around stir-fried spring vegetables."
- "Finally, arriving in Nice, the dish undergoes its ultimate transformation, becoming the peppery socca. Here it is poured much thinner, resulting in beautifully crusty edges and a roasted surface."
Etymology
Borrowed from French socca.