# Niçoise olive

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A dark olive of a cultivar grown primarily in the Alpes-Maritimes region near Nice and the Riviera di Ponente, Italy.

## Etymology
From French niçoise, feminine of niçois (“of Nice (town in France)”), and olive.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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