ciabatta
noun
cia·bat·ta
chə-ˈbä-tə 
: a flat oblong bread having a moist interior and a crispy crust
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Triail added a different Sirloin Steak Sandwich to the core menu last summer but then further tweaked the recipe, replacing ciabatta bread with toasted sourdough, which Triail said is a little bit lighter.
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Fielding Buck, Oc Register, 26 Feb. 2026
Crusty bread like ciabatta or baguette would make a welcome accompaniment, as would some fresh greens for a salad tossed with Martha's no-fail vinaigrette.
—Martha Stewart, 29 Jan. 2026
Touches five and six are merely the cajoling preamble to the pièce de résistance, aka touch seven, a piercing through ball which splits defender Goncalo Inacio and backtracking forward Geny Catamo like a warm bread knife through a ciabatta roll straight out of Mama’s oven.
—Tim Spiers, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
Add 4 cups bite-size ciabatta pieces (from 1 1 lb. loaf), and toss well to coat.
—Sheri Castle, Southern Living, 20 Aug. 2025
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Fielding Buck, Oc Register, 26 Feb. 2026
Crusty bread like ciabatta or baguette would make a welcome accompaniment, as would some fresh greens for a salad tossed with Martha's no-fail vinaigrette.
—Martha Stewart, 29 Jan. 2026
Touches five and six are merely the cajoling preamble to the pièce de résistance, aka touch seven, a piercing through ball which splits defender Goncalo Inacio and backtracking forward Geny Catamo like a warm bread knife through a ciabatta roll straight out of Mama’s oven.
—Tim Spiers, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
Add 4 cups bite-size ciabatta pieces (from 1 1 lb. loaf), and toss well to coat.
—Sheri Castle, Southern Living, 20 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for ciabatta
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“Ciabatta.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ciabatta. Accessed 16 Mar. 2026.
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