Chicorée

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Jump to navigation Jump to search
See also: chicorée and chicôrée

German[edit]

Chicorée

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from French chicorée (chicory), from Latin cichōrium, from Ancient Greek κιχώριον (kikhṓrion). Doublet of Zichorie.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [ˈʃɪkoʁe], [ʃikoˈʁeː]
  • (file)

Noun[edit]

Chicorée m or f (strong, genitive Chicorées or Chicorée, no plural)

  1. (cooking) Belgian endive, common chicory, witloof (Cichorium intybus subsp. foliosum) < (Cichorium intybus)
    Synonyms: Salatzichorie, Brüsseler (Switzerland)

Usage notes[edit]

Although a French borrowing, in common usage Chicorée corresponds to French endive and French chicorée (frisée) is German Endivie.

Declension[edit]

Derived terms[edit]

See also[edit]

Further reading[edit]