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quiche

/kiʃ/

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What does quiche mean?

noun

  1. A pie made primarily of egg and cream, perhaps mixed with chopped meat or vegetables, in a pastry crust.

adjective

  1. (slang) Extremely appealing to look at; sexually alluring.
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IPA pronunciation

/kiʃ/

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In the Quiche legends we are told that the first men were destroyed by fire and pitch from heaven.
Ignatius DonnellyRagnarok : the Age of Fire and GravelProject Gutenberg ebook #5109
The Quiche legend, already referred to, speaks of Gucumatz only as a god.
Emory Adams AllenThe Prehistoric World; Or, Vanished RacesProject Gutenberg ebook #2873
More book examples (2)
According to Dr. Brinton, the Quiche Indians of Guatemala speak of Xmucane and Xpiyacoc as being "the great ancestress and the great ancestor" of all things.
Alexander Francis ChamberlainThe Child and Childhood in Folk-Thought Studies of the Activities and Influences of the Child Among Primitive Peoples, Their Analogues and Survivals in the Civilization of To-DayProject Gutenberg ebook #7966
In the Quiche legends we are told, "The gods feared that they had made men too perfect, and they breathed a cloud of mist over their vision."
Ignatius DonnellyAtlantis: The Antedeluvian WorldProject Gutenberg ebook #4032