quiche
English
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 orignates from the 2013 Australian TV sitcom Ja'mie: Private School Girl, where it is defined as "a step above hot".
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kiːʃ/
Audio (General Australian): (file) - Rhymes: -iːʃ
Noun
quiche (countable and uncountable, plural quiches)
- A pie made primarily of egg and cream, perhaps mixed with chopped meat or vegetables, in a pastry crust.
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Adjective
quiche (comparative more quiche, superlative most quiche)
- (slang) Extremely appealing to look at; sexually alluring.
- I'm not even bragging, but me and my friends are pretty much quiche.
Anagrams
French
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Lorraine Rhine Franconian Küeche, from Middle High German kuoche, from Old High German kuocho, kuohho, from Proto-Germanic *kōkô, from Proto-Indo-European *gog- (“ball-shaped object”). First attested in French in 1805. More at cake.
Noun
quiche f (plural quiches)
- (cooking) quiche
- Synonym: ouiche
- (colloquial) slap; blow, strike
- Synonym: gifle
- (colloquial) a completely unskilled person
Descendants
Etymology 2
Noun
quiche f (plural quiches)
Verb
quiche
- inflection of quicher:
Further reading
- “quiche”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Anagrams
Polish
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Alternative forms
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from French quiche.
Pronunciation
Noun
quiche m inan
- quiche (savoury pie)
Declension
singular | plural | |
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nominative | quiche | quiche'e |
genitive | quiche'a | quiche'y |
dative | quiche'owi | quiche'om |
accusative | quiche | quiche'e |
instrumental | quiche'em | quiche'ami |
locative | quiche'u | quiche'ach |
vocative | quiche'u | quiche'e |
Further reading
- quiche in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from French quiche. Doublet of cuca.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: qui‧che
Noun
quiche (Portugal, Brazil) f or (Brazil) m (plural quiches)
- quiche (pie made of eggs and cream)
Usage notes
- In Portugal quiche is mostly used as a feminine noun whereas Brazil shows a more mixed m/f usage.[1]
References
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from French quiche. Doublet of kuchen.
Pronunciation
Noun
quiche m or f same meaning (plural quiches)
Further reading
- “quiche”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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