Contents
- 1 English
- 1.1 Etymology
- 1.2 Pronunciation
- 1.3 Noun
- 1.3.1 Derived terms
- 1.3.2 Related terms
- 1.3.3 Descendants
- 1.3.4 Translations
- 1.4 Adjective
- 1.5 Anagrams
- 2 French
- 2.1 Pronunciation
- 2.2 Etymology 1
- 2.2.1 Noun
- 2.2.1.1 Descendants
- 2.2.1 Noun
- 2.3 Etymology 2
- 2.3.1 Noun
- 2.3.2 Verb
- 2.4 Further reading
- 2.5 Anagrams
- 3 Polish
- 3.1 Alternative forms
- 3.2 Etymology
- 3.3 Pronunciation
- 3.4 Noun
- 3.4.1 Declension
- 3.5 Further reading
- 4 Portuguese
- 4.1 Etymology
- 4.2 Pronunciation
- 4.3 Noun
- 4.3.1 Usage notes
- 4.4 References
- 5 Spanish
- 5.1 Etymology
- 5.2 Pronunciation
- 5.3 Noun
- 5.3.1 Further reading
English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
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[edit]
Noun[edit]
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.
Derived terms[edit]
Related terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
Translations[edit]
a kind of pie
- Afrikaans: quiche, souttert
- Chinese:
- Esperanto: kiŝo
- Finnish: ranskalainen piiras, piiras(fi)
- French: quiche(fr)f
- German: Quiche(de)f
- Greek: κιςn (kis)
- Japanese: キッシュ (kisshu)
- Korean: 키슈 (kisyu)
- Polish: kisz(pl)m
- Portuguese: quiche(pt)m or f
- Russian: киш(ru)m (kiš)
- Spanish: quiche(es)f
- Swedish: paj(sv)c, quiche(sv)c
Adjective[edit]
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[edit]
French[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
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[edit]
quichef (plural quiches)
Descendants[edit]
Etymology 2[edit]
Noun[edit]
quichef (plural quiches)
Verb[edit]
quiche
- inflection of quicher:
Further reading[edit]
- “quiche”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Anagrams[edit]
Polish[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Unadapted borrowing from French quiche.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
quicheminan
- quiche (savoury pie)
Declension[edit]
Declension of quiche
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| 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[edit]
- quiche in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Portuguese[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from French quiche. Doublet of cuca.
Pronunciation[edit]
- Hyphenation: qui‧che
Noun[edit]
quiche(Portugal, Brazil) f or (Brazil) m (plural quiches)
- quiche (pie made of eggs and cream)
Usage notes[edit]
- In Portugal quiche is mostly used as a feminine noun whereas Brazil shows a more mixed m/f usage.[1]
References[edit]
- ^ Helena Figueira (2015 October 29 (last accessed)) “Dúvida Linguística: género de quiche”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name)[1]
Spanish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from French quiche. Doublet of kuchen.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
quichem or f same meaning (plural quiches)
- quiche (pie made from eggs)
- Synonym: tarta
Further reading[edit]
- “quiche”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
