Romanian edit

Etymology 1 edit

From Early Medieval Latin cicāla, from Latin cicāda. The hypothetical original Romanian form, *cicară, was probably influenced phonetically by the unrelated word below. Doublet of cicadă, a borrowing.

Noun edit

cicoare f (plural cicori)

  1. (regional) cicada (especially Cicada orni)
    Synonym: cicadă
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Etymology 2 edit

From Latin cichōria, plural of cichōrium, from Ancient Greek κιχόριον (kikhórion).

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Noun edit

cicoare f (plural cicori)

  1. chicory (Cichorium intybus)
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