(niːˈswɑːz) adj (Cookery) cookery prepared with tomatoes, black olives, garlic, and anchovies[French, literally: from the region of Nice]
ni•çoise
(niˈswɑz; Fr. niˈswaz)
adj. made with tomatoes, black olives, capers, garlic, and often anchovies: salad niçoise.[ellipsis of French à la niçoise (niçoise, feminine of niçois, from Nice Nice)]