Nicoise

noun

Ni·​coise

variants or Niçoise

nēˈswäz

or Nicoise salad

plural -s

: salade niçoise

Word History

Etymology

French (salade) niçoise salad in the style of Nice (city in France)

First Known Use

1939, in the meaning defined above

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Rhymes for Nicoise

• alloys
• annoys
• carboys
• convoys
• cowboys
• deploys
• destroys
• employes
• employs
• enjoys
• newsboys
• schoolboys