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quiche lorraine

quiche lorraine noun: a type of quiche, originally from the area of Lorraine in France, made with cheese and bacon.

quiche lorraine: a type of quiche, originally from the area of Lorraine in France, made with cheese and bacon
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Noun (1)

quiche lorraine (countable and uncountable, plural quiche lorraines or quiches lorraines)

  1. A type of quiche, originally from the area of Lorraine in France, made with cheese and bacon.

Noun (2) capitalized: quiche Lorraine

quiche Lorraine (plural quiche Lorraines)

  1. (alternative) Alternative form of quiche lorraine.

Forms of quiche lorraine

pluralquiche lorraines
pluralquiches lorraines
alternative formquiche Lorraine
pluralquiche Lorraines

Origin of quiche lorraine

From French quiche lorraine, using the feminine of lorrain (“from Lorraine”).

Questions about quiche lorraine

What does quiche lorraine mean?
Quiche lorraine means a type of quiche, originally from the area of Lorraine in France, made with cheese and bacon.
What part of speech is quiche lorraine?
Quiche lorraine is a noun.
What is the plural of quiche lorraine?
The plural of quiche lorraine is quiche lorraines.

Words near quiche lorraine in the dictionary

  1. Quiceno
  2. Quicenos
  3. quices
  4. quich
  5. quiche
  6. quiche lorraine
  7. quiche-eater
  8. quiche-eaters
  9. Quichean
  10. quiched
  11. quichelike

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