chicon

English edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from French chicon.

Noun edit

chicon (plural chicons)

(cooking) An edible chicory bud.

Anagrams edit

Cichon, Cochin

French edit

Etymology edit

Probably a back-formation of chicorée.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ʃi.kɔ̃/
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Noun edit

chicon m (plural chicons)

(Belgium, Northern France) chicon; witloof (edible chicory bud)

Descendants edit

→ English: chicon

Further reading edit

“chicon”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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