quiche lorraine

noun

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

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Meanings

quiche lorraine1

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

plural quiche lorraines · plural quiches lorraines · alternative quiche Lorraine

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

quiche Lorraine2

nounquiche Lorraine (plural quiche Lorraines)

plural quiche Lorraines

  1. alternativeAlternative form of quiche lorraine.

Origin

  1. Frenchquiche lorraine
  2. Englishquiche lorraine

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

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APA

quiche lorraine. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quiche%20lorraine

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“quiche lorraine.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quiche%20lorraine. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “quiche lorraine,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quiche%20lorraine.

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