cicoare

Romanian

Etymology 1

From a Vulgar Latin *cicāla (compare Spanish cigala, cigarra), from Latin cicāda. The hypothetical original Romanian form, *cicară, was probably influenced phonetically by the unrelated word below. Doublet of cicadă, a borrowing.

Noun

cicoare f (plural cicori)

1. (regional) cicada (especially Cicada orni)

Synonyms

• cicadă

See also

• greier

Etymology 2

From a Late Latin root *cichōria, from Latin cichōrium, ultimately from Ancient Greek κιχώριον (kikhṓrion).

Alternative forms

• cicoară (rare)

Noun

cicoare f (plural cicori)

1. chicory (Cichorium intybus)