ciabatta

Where does the word "ciabatta" come from? It comes from Italian ciabatta, and was adopted directly into English (1990s).

Ciabatta’s story begins in Italian: ciabatta meant “slipper.” Slipper, describing the bread's long, flat, slipper-like shape. It reached English by 1990s as ciabatta. Italian 'slipper'; created in 1982 by the baker Arnaldo Cavallari in the Veneto to rival the French baguette. Today, ciabatta means a flat, airy Italian bread with a crisp crust, shaped like a slipper.

1. Stage 1 · Italian · 1980s ciabatta "slipper", slipper, describing the bread's long, flat, slipper-like shape.
2. Stage 2 · English · 1990s ciabatta "a flat, airy Italian bread", Italian 'slipper'; created in 1982 by the baker Arnaldo Cavallari in the Veneto to rival the French baguette.