focaccia

IPA/fəˈkætʃə/
KK[fokˈɑtʃˌiə]IPA/fəʊˈkɑːtʃə/

focaccia — noun

  • focacciasingular
  • focacciasplural

1. a flat bread from Italy that rises in a pan, gets a coating of olive oil, and is

1.noun
Definition

a flat bread from Italy that rises in a pan, gets a coating of olive oil, and is often topped with coarse salt or herbs

Example

Asher ordered a warm slice of focaccia with rosemary at the café on Elm Street.

collocation: slice of focaccia

Daichi baked two pans of focaccia for the office potluck on Friday.

Common collocations
  • slice of focaccia
  • garlic focaccia
  • herb focaccia
  • bake focaccia
  • focaccia with [topping]

Usage Note

As an uncountable noun, focaccia refers to the bread in general ('We had focaccia with dinner'); as a countable noun, it refers to individual loaves or pieces ('She baked two focaccias for the party').

Etymology

LatinItalianEnglish

Borrowed from Italian focaccia, which comes from Late Latin focacia (neuter plural of focacius), derived from Latin focus meaning 'hearth' or 'fireplace'. The name originally referred to bread baked directly on the hearth of a fire.

First known use

1881

1881, in the meaning defined above