focaccia

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focaccia

fo·cac·cia

(fə-kä′chə, fō-)

A flat Italian bread traditionally flavored with olive oil and salt and often topped with herbs, onions, or other items.

[Italian, hearth-cake, from Vulgar Latin *focācia, from Late Latin, feminine of focācius, of the hearth, from Latin focus, hearth.]

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focaccia

(fəˈkætʃə)

(Cookery) a flat Italian bread made with olive oil and yeast

[from Italian]

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fo•cac•cia

(foʊˈkɑ tʃə)
n., pl. -cias.

a large, round, flat Italian bread, sprinkled before baking with olive oil, salt, and often herbs.

[1975–80; < Italian < Late Latin focacia (neuter pl.), derivative of Latin focus hearth]

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