fougasse
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9.4
A flat bread from southern France shaped and flavored with herbs and olives
- noun
- /fuˈɡæs/
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fougasse
- The chef shaped the fougasse into a leaf pattern before baking it to perfection.
Examples
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A warm fougasse pairs perfectly with a bowl of homemade soup.
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The fougasse was baked to perfection.
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The bakery displayed a beautiful fougasse decorated with sprigs of rosemary and black olives.
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She learned to bake fougasse while traveling in southern France last summer.
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I love to eat fougasse with my soup.
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At the bakery, we bought a delicious fougasse flavored with olives and herbs.
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During our picnic in Provence, we enjoyed a warm fougasse fresh out of the oven.
Synonyms
focaccia
vsfougasse
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3.5
A flat soft Italian bread baked with olive oil and herbs on top
is from Provence and is often cut or shaped decoratively and flavored with olives
Surface Forms
Etymology
Fougasse comes from an old Latin word focus meaning 'hearth' or 'fire'. It was the name for a flatbread baked on the hearth in southern France, so think of fougasse as a 'hearth' bread to remember it.