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

Sicilian

Alternative forms

• cicòria

Etymology

From Medieval Latin, apodictically fron the femininization of the plural of Latin cichorium, from Ancient Greek κῐχόρῐον (kĭkhórĭon).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃiˈkɔ.ɾi.a/, [ʃɪˈkɔ.ɾɪ.a], [-ɾja] (Standard)
• Hyphenation: ci‧cò‧ri‧a

Noun

cicoria f

1. Cichorium intybus L.; chicory

Derived terms

• Cicoria (nciuria)
• cicurina

See also

• arrìganu
• fasola
• jiti
• triaca