Niçoise olive

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Etymology

From French niçoise, feminine of niçois (“of Nice (town in France)”), and olive.

Noun

Niçoise olive (plural Niçoise olives)

  1. A dark olive of a cultivar grown primarily in the Alpes-Maritimes region near Nice and the Riviera di Ponente, Italy.
    • 2004, Kate White, ’Til Death Do Us Part, Warner Books, →ISBN:
      Landon served them with red potatoes tossed in vinaigrette and a big bowl of Niçoise olives.
    • 2014, David Lebovitz, My Paris Kitchen: Recipes and Stories, Berkeley, Calif.: Ten Speed Press, →ISBN, page 69:
      Full-flavored onions are strewn over the top along with strips of anchovies and Niçoise olives, which are worth tracking down.
    • 2018, Susan Lewis, The Secret Keeper, Century, →ISBN:
      In the end, waving the question away, she plucked a Niçoise olive from the bowl and regarded him carefully as she ate it.

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