quiche
Portuguese, noun/ˈki.ʃi/
quiche is spelled Q-U-I-C-H-E (6 letters) and appears about once in every 3 million words in written Portuguese, the 56,014th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Quiche is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “quiche (pie made of eggs and cream)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “torta salgada cheia de uma mistura de leite ou creme, ovos e outros ingredientes tais como carne, peixe…”.
What does quiche mean in English?
noun
- 1
BrazilPortugalfemininemasculinequiche (pie made of eggs and cream)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. povo maia da Guatemala 2. indivíduo desse povo 3. língua desse povo
noun: 1. torta salgada cheia de uma mistura de leite ou creme, ovos e outros ingredientes tais como carne, peixe, legumes, queijo, etc
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of quiche
- quiches plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce quiche?
- Brazil /ˈki.ʃi/
- Portugal /ˈki.ʃɨ/
- Portugal /ˈkit.ʃɨ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to quiche
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is quiche in Portuguese?
quiche appears about once in every 3 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).