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əAlso, chiccory.
Origin:
1350–1400; < Middle French chicoree, alteration of earlier cicoree (by influence of Italian cicoria) < Latin cichorēa < Greek kichória, kíchora (neuter plurals); replacing Middle English cicoree < Middle French
1350–1400; < Middle French chicoree, alteration of earlier cicoree (by influence of Italian cicoria) < Latin cichorēa < Greek kichória, kíchora (neuter plurals); replacing Middle English cicoree < Middle French
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chicory (ˈtʃɪkərɪ) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n , pl -ries | |
| 1. | Also called: succory a blue-flowered plant, Cichorium intybus, cultivated for its leaves, which are used in salads, and for its roots: family Asteraceae (composites) |
| 2. | the root of this plant, roasted, dried, and used as a coffee substitute |
| [C15: from Old French chicorée, from Latin cichorium, from Greek kikhōrion] | |
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Chicory
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Word Origin & History
chicory
1390s, from M.Fr. cichorée, from L. cichoreum, from Gk. kikhorion (pl. kikhoreia) "endive," of unknown origin. Klein suggests a connection with O.Egyptian keksher.
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Example sentences
If you want a salad at lunch then choose chicory leaves and add a couple of gherkins: both have lots of salicylate.
The coffee is roasted with chicory root for extra tang and paired, naturally, with beignets.
Another member of the chicory family, this lettuce has broad wavy leaves and a milder taste than chicory.
He rejected brutality as if it were a spavined horse, treachery as if it had been chicory in the coffee.
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