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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Harrington said focaccia bread is his favorite. Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 10 Jan. 2026 The $45 dinner comprises a Caesar salad, spicy rigatoni pasta, a wheat focaccia bread with salsa verde and a sparkling wine. Carlos Rico, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Jan. 2026 Slide into a booth and prepare for your taste buds to dance over crusty rosemary and focaccia shellacked with tomato and sea urchin butter, and flaky halibut adorned with marigolds and tangy mushrooms. Kristin Braswell, Travel + Leisure, 5 Jan. 2026 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 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 13 Jan. 2026.

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