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fougasse

fougasse (flatbread)

noun foo-GAHS Rare
Food & Drink Dishes

Origin: Latin 'focus' (hearth), via Provençal

Usage Note

Fougasse is a Provençal flatbread baked in a distinctive leaf or ladder shape, often flavoured with olives, herbs, or lardons. It is distinct from Italian focaccia, though they share a root. The word is also used for a type of improvised mine in military contexts.

Examples

"Elle a acheté une fougasse aux olives."

Natural Translation

She bought an olive fougasse.

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