cicoria

Italian

Etymology

First attested 1361.[1] 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)

chicory

Descendants

→ German: Zichorie, Cichorie
- → Swedish: cikoria
  - → Finnish: sikuri

References

http://tlio.ovi.cnr.it/TLIO/

Further reading

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

Anagrams

Ciriaco, coricai, ricocia

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