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Italian 'slipper' bread
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ciabatta
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Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. A broad, flat, white Italian bread.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
type of Italian bread, c.1990, from Italian ciabatta , literally "carpet slipper," so called for its shape; from the same source that produced French sabot , Spanish zapata (see sabotage (n.)).
Usage examples of ciabatta.
Fergus continued eating until his plate was clean, mopped with ciabatta from the bread basket.
His nose led him to a panetteria where stevedores were already buying hot ciabatta, before going on to a stall where a butcher was selling liver and tripe ragout from a steaming pot, at a copper a dip of the loaf.
I burrowed in the fridge for more salad, and, seeing the last of the ciabatta disappear into Greg, microwaved a frozen baguette.
In the continental patisserie she bought olive ciabatta and date bread and chocolate croissants and several packets of white chocolate finger biscuits.
As she spoke, she unwrapped a series of soft ciabatta rolls with a variety of fillings.
Transfer to a platter, garnish with lemon wedges and divided bay leaves, and serve with grilled ciabatta bread and the rest of the garlic oil.
Hecate Brinstone had revealed a talent for baking bread, and her braided challahs, marzipan-filled stollens and crusty ciabattas had emerged from the depths of the range, causing Marie Bain to mutter bitterly into her soiled handkerchief as she ostentatiously buttered herself a stale slice of shop-bought white.
His nose led him to a panetteria where stevedores were already buying hot ciabatta, before going on to a stall where a butcher was selling liver and tripe ragout from a steaming pot, at a copper a dip of the loaf.
I burrowed in the fridge for more salad, and, seeing the last of the ciabatta disappear into Greg, microwaved a frozen baguette.
There was always plenty of salad in the fridge and I defrosted some ciabatta I'd found lurking in the freezer.