Standard Lemma guide

quiche

adj · noun · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • /kiːʃ/
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  • rhymes with -iːʃ
  • CMU ARPABET: K IY1 SH Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Extremely appealing to look at; sexually alluring.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: slang

Examples

  • I'm not even bragging, but me and my friends are pretty much quiche.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A pie made primarily of egg and cream, perhaps mixed with chopped meat or vegetables, in a pastry crust.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

the Mayan language spoken by the Quiche

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: Maya, Mayan, Mayan language

4

noun

Meaning 4

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

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: tart

Narrower terms: quiche Lorraine

5

noun

Meaning 5

a member of the Mayan people of south central Guatemala

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: Mayan, Maya

History

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".

Across languages

Translations

24 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: quiche — a kind of pie
  • Afrikaans: souttert — a kind of pie
  • Chinese Cantonese: 法式蛋批 (faat3 sik1 daan6 pai1) — a kind of pie
  • Chinese Cantonese: 蛋批 (daan6 pai1) — a kind of pie
  • Chinese Mandarin: 法式鹹派 /法式咸派 (fǎshì xiánpài) — a kind of pie
  • Chinese Mandarin: 基切 (jīqiè) — a kind of pie
  • Chinese Mandarin: 什錦烘餅 /什锦烘饼 (shíjǐn hōngbǐng) — a kind of pie
  • Esperanto: kiŝo — a kind of pie
  • Finnish: ranskalainen piiras — a kind of pie
  • Finnish: piiras — a kind of pie
  • Finnish: quiche — a kind of pie
  • French: quiche — a kind of pie
  • German: Quiche — a kind of pie
  • Greek: κις (kis) — a kind of pie
  • Hindi: कीश (kīś) — a kind of pie
  • Japanese: キッシュ (kisshu) — a kind of pie
  • Korean: 키슈 (kisyu) — a kind of pie
  • Māori: kīhihi — a kind of pie
  • Polish: kisz — a kind of pie
  • Portuguese: quiche — a kind of pie
  • Russian: киш (kiš) — a kind of pie
  • Spanish: quiche — a kind of pie
  • Swedish: paj — a kind of pie
  • Swedish: quiche — a kind of pie