focaccia

noun

fo·​cac·​cia fō-ˈkä-ch(ē-)ə How to pronounce focaccia (audio)
: a flat Italian bread typically seasoned with herbs and olive oil

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The focaccia will be slightly taller in the cast iron skillet and thinner in the 9-by-13 pan or quarter-sheet pan. Kelly Brant, arkansasonline.com, 14 Jan. 2025 Unlike some other focaccia recipes, the Big and Bubbly focaccia uses a very simple folding technique that's pretty hands-off. Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 Jan. 2025 Related Video Kendall Jenner is the First Person to Wear This Givenchy Dress From 1999 At Brio, an Italian restaurant in Amsterdam, a meal could happily either begin or end with their focaccia soft serve, which comes with peanut sauce, quince jelly, olive oil, and sea salt. Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 6 Jan. 2025 Down a small side street, tiny Green Almond Pantry makes DC’s mightiest focaccia, plus honest, good cooking like soups and custardy seasonal vegetable tarts warm from the oven. Arati Menon, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for focaccia 

Word History

Etymology

Italian, from Late Latin focacia (neuter plural), from Latin focus hearth

First Known Use

1881, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of focaccia was in 1881

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“Focaccia.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/focaccia. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.

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