chicon

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from French chicon.

Noun[edit]

chicon (plural chicons)

(cooking) An edible chicory bud.

Anagrams[edit]

Cichon, Cochin

French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Probably a back-formation of chicorée.

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): /ʃi.kɔ̃/
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Noun[edit]

chicon m (plural chicons)

(Belgium, Northern France) chicon; witloof (edible chicory bud)

Descendants[edit]

→ English: chicon

Further reading[edit]

“chicon”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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