English Explanatory Dictionary

pissaladière

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A pie from southern France, similar to pizza, without tomatoes or cheese, usually topped with onions, anchovies and black olives.

Pronunciation

/ˌpɪsaladˈjɛː/ /ˌpisɑlɑdˈjɛɹ/

Word forms

pissaladière pissaladières pissaladiere

Etymology

Borrowed from French pissaladière, in turn borrowed from Niçard Provençal pissaladiera, from pissalat (an anchovy-based condiment), from peis salat (“salted fish”), suffixed with -iera.

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