quiche
French, noun
quiche is spelled Q-U-I-C-H-E (6 letters) and appears 1.2 times per million words in written French, the 28,485th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Quiche is a French feminine noun meaning “quiche” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive of quicher. With an accent, quiché is a different word: “past participle of quicher”. The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Tarte”.
What does quiche mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininequiche
- 2
colloquialfeminineslap; blow, strike
- 3
colloquialderogatoryfemininea completely unskilled person
noun
- 1
feminineslangpuke, vomit
verb
- 1
first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
- 2
second-person singular imperative
verb
- 1
past participle of quicher
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Tarte. 2. Tarte salée remplie d’un mélange de lait ou de crème, d’œufs, et d’autres ingrédients (selon les cas lardons, jambon, poisson, légumes, fromage…). 3. Personne tarte, peu douée, maladroite, qui n'a pas la réflexion vive. 4. Coup, giffle.
noun: 1. Vomi, gerbe.
adjective: 1. Relatif aux Mayas du Quiché.
noun: 1. Langue parlée par les Mayas du Quiché.
noun: 1. Anchois écrasé avec de l’huile d’olive, anchoïade.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of quiche
- quiches plural
- quichée feminine
- quichés masculine plural
- quichées feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to quiche
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is quiche in French?
quiche appears 1.2 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).