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ciabatta

Syllables: cia·bat·ta/t͡ʃəˈbɑː.ta/

ciabatta noun: a broad, flat, white Italian bread.

ciabatta: a broad, flat, white Italian bread
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Noun

ciabatta (countable and uncountable, plural ciabattas or ciabatte)

  1. A broad, flat, white Italian bread.
    • Don't waste day-old ciabatta; slice it and bake the slices to make crostini, which will keep for days and can be used for snacks, canapés, or croutons.2011, Caroline Bretherton, Illustrated Step-by-Step Baking, page 426
    Synonyms:
    ciabatta bread

Synonyms of ciabatta

Forms of ciabatta

pluralciabattas
pluralciabatte

Origin of ciabatta

Borrowed from Italian ciabatta (“slipper, bread”). Doublet of sabot.

Phrases with ciabatta

Questions about ciabatta

What does ciabatta mean?
Ciabatta means a broad, flat, white Italian bread.
What part of speech is ciabatta?
Ciabatta is a noun.
How do you pronounce ciabatta?
Ciabatta is pronounced /t͡ʃəˈbɑː.ta/ (UK).
What is the plural of ciabatta?
The plural of ciabatta is ciabattas.

Words near ciabatta in the dictionary

  1. ci-devant
  2. CI/CD
  3. cia
  4. Cia-Cia
  5. CIAAW
  6. ciabatta
  7. ciabatta bread
  8. ciabatta breads
  9. ciabattas
  10. ciabatte
  11. CIAC

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