Definitions for quiche

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

quiche(n.)

  1. a pie containing unsweetened custard baked with other ingredients, as cheese, meat, or onions.

    Category: Cooking

Origin of quiche:

1945–50; < F

Princeton's WordNet

  1. Quiche(noun)

    a member of the Mayan people of south central Guatemala

  2. quiche(noun)

    a tart filled with rich unsweetened custard; often contains other ingredients (as cheese or ham or seafood or vegetables)

  3. Quiche(noun)

    the Mayan language spoken by the Quiche

Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary

  1. quiche(noun)ˈiʃ

    a pastry dish with eggs and other food cooked inside

    a cheese and tomato quiche

Wiktionary

  1. quiche(Noun)

    A pie made primarily of eggs and cream in a pastry crust. Other ingredients such as chopped meat or vegetables are often added to the eggs before the quiche is baked.


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