ραντίτσιο

Greek

Alternative forms

• ραντίκιο (rantíkio) (less common)

Etymology

Neologism. Italian radicchio, with Italian /k/ ⟨ch⟩ mistakenly read as /tʃ/ and hence adapted into Greek as /ts/ (cf. κοντσέρτο < concerto). The much rarer variant ραντίκιο (rantíkio) reflects the Italian pronunciation. Doublet of ραδίκι (radíki).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɾaˈdit.si.o/
• Hyphenation: ρα‧ντί‧τσι‧ο

Noun

ραντίτσιο • (rantítsio) n (plural ραντίτσια)

1. radicchio, the “Italian chicory” (form of chicory)

Declension

declension of ραντίτσιο

case     \     number	singular	plural
nominative	ραντίτσιο •	ραντίτσια •
genitive	ραντίτσιου •	ραντίτσιων •
accusative	ραντίτσιο •	ραντίτσια •
vocative	ραντίτσιο •	ραντίτσια •

See also

• ραδίκι n (radíki)

• and see: σικορέ n (sikoré, “chicory”) for coordinate terms

Further reading

• ραντίτσιο on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^el