English Explanatory Dictionary

quiche

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A pie made primarily of egg and cream, perhaps mixed with chopped meat or vegetables, in a pastry crust.
adj
  1. Extremely appealing to look at; sexually alluring.

Pronunciation

/kiːʃ/ En-au-quiche.ogg

Word forms

quiche quiches more quiche most quiche

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".

Related words

quiche lorraine

Derived words

coronation quiche quiche-eater quichelike quichey real men don't eat quiche
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