cicoria

Italian

Etymology

First attested 1361. From Medieval Latin or Late Latin *cichōria, from the plural of Latin cichōrium, from Ancient Greek κιχώριον (kikhṓrion).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /t͡ʃiˈkɔ.rja/

• Hyphenation: ci‧cò‧ria

Noun

cicoria f (plural cicorie)

1. chicory

Descendants

• → German: Zichorie, Cichorie (obsolete)
  • → Swedish: cikoria
    • → Finnish: sikuri

Further reading

• cicoria in Collins Italian-English Dictionary
• cicoria in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Anagrams

• Ciriaco, coricai, ricocia