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socca

socca noun: a French dish popular in Nice; a kind of chickpea pancake seasoned and eaten hot.

socca: a French dish popular in Nice; a kind of chickpea pancake seasoned and eaten hot
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Noun

socca (uncountable)

  1. A French dish popular in Nice; a kind of chickpea pancake seasoned and eaten hot.
    • Socca, a soft chickpea pancake, is as popular in Nice as pizza is in New York City. In fact, socca is so popular in Nice that you're as likely to be knocked down by a socca delivery man on his specially built […]1999, Daniel Boulud, Dorie Greenspan, Daniel Boulud's Cafe Boulud Cookbook, Simon and Schuster, →ISBN, page 80
    • But the best approach to a meal at Nizza is snacking: a plate of salumi; an order or two of excellent socca, the savory pancake made from chickpea flour that’s a regional staple, flavored at Nizza with sage and onions; […] Nizza in Clinton serves socca, a pancake made from chickpea flour.2008 March 26, The New York Times, “New Places: Nizza and Sookk”, in New York Times
    Synonyms:
    farinata

Synonyms of socca

Origin of socca

Borrowed from French socca.

Questions about socca

What does socca mean?
Socca means a French dish popular in Nice; a kind of chickpea pancake seasoned and eaten hot.
What part of speech is socca?
Socca is a noun.

Words near socca in the dictionary

  1. Socarras
  2. Socarrases
  3. socas
  4. SOCB
  5. SOCBs
  6. socca
  7. soccage
  8. soccages
  9. soccasin
  10. soccasins
  11. soccer

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