| 单词 | quiche |
| 释义 | quiche (once / 203782 pages) n A quiche is a savory, egg-based dish that's cooked in pastry like a tart or a pie. You might enjoy eating quiche for brunch at your favorite cafe. You could describe a quiche as an omelet (or a non-sweet custard) that's baked inside a pie crust. Eggs are essential for making a quiche, often mixed with cheese, vegetables, seafood, or meat. Quiche is a French word that first appeared in English in the mid-20th century and became very popular around 1970. It comes from the German Kuchen, or "cake." WORD FAMILYquiche: quiches USAGE EXAMPLESWe are told of the time Jacobs broke her hip, and the occasion when her husband managed to eat a large quiche. Nature(Sep 27, 2016) Hart is also able to turn out quiches and other not-sweet foods. Seattle Times(Sep 28, 2016) Their homemade delights range from quiches and sandwiches to a rotating selection of cheesecakes, cookies and banana bread. New York Times(Sep 22, 2016) n a tart filled with rich unsweetened custard; often contains other ingredients (as cheese or ham or seafood or vegetables) Hypo|Hyper quiche Lorraine quiche made with cheese and bacon tart a small open pie with a fruit filling Quiche (once / 142402 pages) n WORD FAMILY Quiche: Quiches USAGE EXAMPLESMost of the Guatemalan students are fluent in Spanish but speak Quiche, an indigenous language, at home. Washington Times(May 02, 2016) “I really wanted to study math and English when I got here,” said Jimon, who grew up speaking Spanish and the indigenous language Quiche. Seattle Times(May 01, 2016) The court heard how military commanders considered Quiche women to be "available" without their men and had then taken them into sexual and domestic slavery. BBC(Feb 26, 2016) 1n a member of the Mayan people of south central Guatemala Hyper Maya, Mayan a member of an American Indian people of Yucatan and Belize and Guatemala who had a culture (which reached its peak between AD 300 and 900) characterized by outstanding architecture and pottery and astronomy 2n the Mayan language spoken by the Quiche Hyper Maya, Mayan, Mayan language a family of American Indian languages spoken by Maya |
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