suikerij

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch sukereye, a folk etymological interpretation of chicorei, from Old French cicoree, from Late Latin *cichōria, from Latin cichōrium, from Ancient Greek κιχώριον (kikhṓrion). Forms doublets with chicorei and cichorei. Synchronically equivalent to suiker (“sugar”) +‎ -ij (“a suffix that forms abstract nouns”).

Cognate to English chicory and succory, the latter being a borrowing from the same Middle Dutch source.

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Noun

suikerij f (plural suikerijen, diminutive suikerijtje n)

1. a chicory plant
2. a coffee substitute from the chicory plant

Synonyms

• (plant): witloof, witlof, lof
• (coffee substitute): bitterwortel, chicorei, cichorei