focaccia

noun

fo·​cac·​cia fō-ˈkä-ch(ē-)ə How to pronounce focaccia (audio)
: a flat Italian bread typically seasoned with herbs and olive oil

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Radio Bakery, a spinoff of a Ridgewood restaurant called Rolo’s, sells bacon-egg-and-cheese focaccia by the slice; Elbow Bread, inspired by the Jewish history of the Lower East Side, offers a challah croissant and a buckwheat latte. Hannah Goldfield, New Yorker, 8 Dec. 2025 The pizza dough was so fluffy and porous on the inside, almost like focaccia. Miguel Otárola, Denver Post, 4 Dec. 2025 The menu leans global, with dishes like blue-corn focaccia with labneh and black lime, a Fattoush gem-lettuce salad, and caviar with sour cream gelato. Siobhan Reid, Vogue, 25 Nov. 2025 Nearby, an oven churned out focaccia-style pizzas, finished with fresh basil. Lauren Breedlove, Travel + Leisure, 16 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for focaccia

Word History

Etymology

Italian, from Late Latin focacia (neuter plural), from Latin focus hearth

First Known Use

1881, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of focaccia was in 1881

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“Focaccia.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/focaccia. Accessed 14 Dec. 2025.

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