achicoria

Spanish

Alternative forms

• chicoria

Etymology

From earlier chicoria, probably through a Mozarabic intermediate, from Vulgar Latin, Late Latin *cichōria, from the plural of Latin cichōrium, from Ancient Greek κιχόρεια (kikhóreia).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /at͡ʃiˈkoɾja/ [a.t͡ʃiˈko.ɾja]

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• Rhymes: -oɾja
• Syllabification: a‧chi‧co‧ria

Noun

achicoria f (plural achicorias)

1. chicory

Derived terms

• achicoria dulce

 

Further reading

• “achicoria”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014