ραντίτσιο

Greek

Alternative forms

• ραντίκιο (rantíkio) (less common)

Etymology

Neologism. Italian radicchio, with Italian /k/ ⟨ch⟩ mistakenly read as /tʃ/ and hence adapted into Greek as /ts/ (cf. κοντσέρτο < concerto). The much rarer variant ραντίκιο (rantíkio) reflects the Italian pronunciation. Doublet of ραδίκι (radíki).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɾaˈdit.si.o/
• Hyphenation: ρα‧ντί‧τσι‧ο

Noun

ραντίτσιο • (rantítsio) n (plural ραντίτσια)

1. radicchio, the “Italian chicory” (form of chicory)

Declension

	singular	plural
nominative	ραντίτσιο (rantítsio)	ραντίτσια (rantítsia)
genitive	ραντίτσιου (rantítsiou)	ραντίτσιων (rantítsion)
accusative	ραντίτσιο (rantítsio)	ραντίτσια (rantítsia)
vocative	ραντίτσιο (rantítsio)	ραντίτσια (rantítsia)

See also

• ραδίκι n (radíki)

• and see: σικορέ n (sikoré, “chicory”) for coordinate terms

Further reading

• ραντίτσιο on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^el