σικορέ

Greek

Etymology

Neologism from French chicorée.

Noun

σικορέ • (sikoré) n (indeclinable)

1. chicory (leaf vegetable)
2. chicory (used in coffee)

Coordinate terms

collective sense:

• αντίδι n (antídi, “endive, chicory”)
• ραδίκι n (radíki, “radichio, dandelion, chicory, etc”)

specifically:

• αγριοράδικο n (agriorádiko, “dandelion, wild greens”)
• κιχώριον n (kichórion, “chicory”) (learned for the taxonomic term)
• πικραλίδα n (pikralída, “dandelion, chicory”)
• πικρομάρουλο n (pikromároulo, literally “bitter lettuce”)
• ραντίτσιο n (rantítsio, “italian chicory, radicchio”)

in Ancient Greek

• πικρίς f (pikrís, “endive”)