ciabatta

IPA/tʃəˈbætə/
IPA/tʃəˈbætə/

ciabatta — noun

  • ciabattasingular
  • ciabattasplural

1. A soft Italian bread with a flat, rectangular shape, a crispy outer crust, and l

1.名詞B1
釋義

A soft Italian bread with a flat, rectangular shape, a crispy outer crust, and large air holes inside the chewy texture. It is often used for sandwiches or served with olive oil.

例句

Anna bought a fresh ciabatta from the small Italian bakery near her office.

The ciabatta had a crispy golden crust and a soft, airy inside full of holes.

describing texture: crispy crust / airy inside

同義詞
  • focaccia

    a thicker, softer Italian bread baked in a shallow pan, often topped with herbs and olive oil; focaccia does not have the large air holes that ciabatta does

  • baguette

    a long, thin French loaf with a very crisp crust and a denser crumb; baguettes are narrower and longer than ciabatta

文法句型

a + ciabatta (countable — one loaf)

some + ciabatta (uncountable — the bread as a substance)

ciabatta + noun

用法筆記

Ciabatta can be used as a countable noun when referring to individual loaves (I bought two ciabattas), or as an uncountable noun when referring to the bread in general (Would you like some ciabatta?). In compound nouns, ciabatta often appears before another noun: ciabatta bread, ciabatta roll, ciabatta sandwich.

常見錯誤

❌I ate a ciabatta bread for lunch.
✅I ate a ciabatta roll for lunch.' or 'I ate some ciabatta bread for lunch.
💡'ciabatta bread' is uncountable; use 'a ciabatta roll' or 'a ciabatta' for a single piece.