ciabatta

Borrowed from Italian ciabatta (“slipper, bread”). Doublet of sabot.

• (UK, US) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃəˈbɑː.ta/
• Hyphenation: cia‧bat‧ta

ciabatta (plural ciabattas or ciabatte)

1. A broad, flat, white Italian bread.

   Synonym: ciabatta bread

   • 2011, Caroline Bretherton, Illustrated Step-by-Step Baking, page 426:

     Don't waste day-old ciabatta; slice it and bake the slices to make crostini, which will keep for days and can be used for snacks, canapés, or croutons.

• focaccia

• panino
• Ciabatta on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Borrowed from Italian ciabatta.

• IPA^(key): /ˈtʃɑbɑtːɑ/, [ˈt̪ʃɑbɑt̪ːɑ]

ciabatta

1. ciabatta bread

Of unknown origin shared with Spanish zapato and French sabot and savate. Possibly from Tatar чабата (çabata, “overshoes”), ultimately either from Ottoman Turkish چاپوت‎ (çaput, çapıt, “patchwork, tatters”), from Ottoman Turkish چاپمق‎ (çapmak, “to slap on”), or of Iranian origin, cognate with modern Persian چپت‎ (čapat, “a kind of traditional leather shoe”).

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃaˈbat.ta/
• Rhymes: -atta
• Hyphenation: cia‧bàt‧ta

ciabatta f (plural ciabatte)

1. slipper, thong, mule

   Synonym: pantofola

   • 1981, Gregòrio Bezerra, I Giorni Dell Oppressione Memorie (1900-1945):

     Uscii tutto sgraziato, senza equilibrio, perché non avevo mai messo nemmeno un paio di ciabatte.

     I left awkwardly, out of balance, because I had never even put on a pair of slippers.

2. (cooking) ciabatta (flat bread)
   • 2004 Giunti, A. V., "Voglia di Cucinare Pane, pizze, focacce e torte salate"

     Lasciate lievitare per 50-60 minuti, poi dividete l'impasto e modellatelo in più ciabatte, che porrete sul piano infarinato per 15 minuti.

     Leave to rise for 50-60 minutes, then divide the dough and mold into ciabatte, then place on floured board for 15 minutes.

3. power strip (block of electrical sockets)

   Synonym: multipresa

• focaccia

• → English: ciabatta
• → German: Ciabatta
• → Spanish: chapata
  • → Portuguese: chapata