focaccia
English
Etymology
From Italian focaccia, from Late Latin focācium (via its plural focācia), derived from Latin focus (“hearth”). Doublet of fougasse and pagash. Cognate with Sicilian fugazza, Serbo-Croatian pogača (“unleavened bread”).
Pronunciation
Noun
focaccia (countable and uncountable, plural focaccias)
- (uncountable) A flatbread similar in style, composition, and texture to modern pizza doughs and topped with herbs, cheese and other products. Focaccia typically consists of high-gluten flour, oil, water, sugar, salt and yeast.
- Synonym: focaccia bread
- 2001, Eve Zibart, The Ethnic Food Lover's Companion, page 47:
- The same dough can be used for bread, rolls, breadsticks, bruschetta, focaccia, calzone, or pizza. The only practical difference between pizza and focaccia is the thickness of the crust: Traditional pizza crust is thin, and something an inch or two thick […] is more like focaccia.
- (countable) A sandwich made with this type of bread.
Italian
Alternative forms
- cofaccia
Etymology
From Late Latin focācium (via its plural focācia), derived from Latin focus (“hearth”). Doublet of fugassa. Compare Sicilian fugazza.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /foˈkat.t͡ʃa/
- Rhymes: -attʃa
- Hyphenation: fo‧càc‧cia
Related terms
Spanish
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