QUICHE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Quiche mean? 

• QUICHE (noun)
  The noun QUICHE has 3 senses:

1. a member of the Mayan people of south central Guatemala

2. a tart filled with rich unsweetened custard; often contains other ingredients (as cheese or ham or seafood or vegetables)

3. the Mayan language spoken by the Quiche

  Familiarity information: QUICHE used as a noun is uncommon.

 Dictionary entry details 

• QUICHE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A member of the Mayan people of south central Guatemala

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("Quiche" is a kind of...):

Maya; Mayan (a member of an American Indian people of Yucatan and Belize and Guatemala who had a culture (which reached its peak between AD 300 and 900) characterized by outstanding architecture and pottery and astronomy)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A tart filled with rich unsweetened custard; often contains other ingredients (as cheese or ham or seafood or vegetables)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Hypernyms ("quiche" is a kind of...):

tart (a small open pie with a fruit filling)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "quiche"):

quiche Lorraine (quiche made with cheese and bacon)

Sense 3

Meaning:

The Mayan language spoken by the Quiche

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("Quiche" is a kind of...):

Maya; Mayan; Mayan language (a family of American Indian languages spoken by Mayas)