Borrowed fromItalianciabatta(“slipper, bread”).Doublet ofsabot.

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

ciabatta (countable anduncountable,pluralciabattasorciabatte)

1. A broad, flat, whiteItalianbread.

   Synonym:ciabatta bread

   • 2011, Caroline Bretherton,Illustrated Step-by-Step Baking, page426:

     Don't waste day-oldciabatta; 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 fromItalianciabatta.

• IPA^(key):/ˈtʃɑbɑtːɑ/,[ˈt̪ʃɑ̝bɑ̝t̪ːɑ̝]
• Rhymes:-ɑbɑtːɑ

ciabatta

1. ciabatta bread

• “ciabatta”, inKielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki:Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland),2004–, retrieved2023-07-02

Of unknown origin shared withSpanishzapato andFrenchsabot andsavate andSiciliansavatta. Possibly fromTatarчабата(çabata,“overshoes”), ultimately either fromOttoman Turkishچاپوت(çaput, çapıt,“patchwork, tatters”), fromOttoman Turkishچاپمق(çapmak,“to slap on”), or ofIranian origin, cognate with modernPersianچپت(čapat,“a kind of traditional leather shoe”).

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

(Rome)IPA^(key):/t͡ʃäʋätːa/,/t͡ʃäbˈbätːä/

ciabatta f (pluralciabatte)

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 diciabatte.

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

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

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

     Leave to rise for 50-60 minutes, then divide the dough and mold intociabatte, 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