chicorée

See also: chicôrée and Chicorée

French

Etymology

From Old French cicoree (probably later influenced by Italian cicoria), borrowed from Medieval Latin or Vulgar Latin *cichōria, from Latin cichōrium, from Ancient Greek κιχώριον (kikhṓrion).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʃi.kɔ.ʁe/
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Noun

chicorée f (plural chicorées)

  1. (botany) chicory (Cichorium intybus (common chicory) or Cichorium endivia)
  2. (by extension, cooking) the coffee substitute prepared from the roasted roots of the common chicory

Derived terms

  • Chicorée amère, Cichorium intybus
  • Chicorée endive, Cichorium endivia
  • chicorée industrielle, chicorée à café or chicorée à torréfier, Cichorium intybus subsp. intybus var. sativum
  • Chicorée sauvage, Cichorium intybus

Descendants

  • German: Chicorée, Schikoree (older spelling)

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