scariole

English

Etymology

From Italian scariola. Doublet of escarole.

Noun

scariole (plural scarioles)

1. (obsolete, rare) Synonym of endive
   • 1601, Simon Harward, Phlebotomy: Or, A Treatise of Letting of Bloud, page 121:

     […] but remember still that if there be an ague, you ioyne with them the aforesayd great cooling seeds, or the lesse cooling seeds, of lettise, endive, scariole […]

   • 1725, [Noël] Chomel, “SYRUP”, in R[ichard] Bradley, editor, Dictionaire Oeconomique: Or, The Family Dictionary. […], volume II (I–Z), London: […] D[aniel] Midwinter, […], →OCLC, column 1:

     To have Syrup of Succory compounded with Rhubarb; Take ſome whole Barley-Corns, the Roots of Smallage, Fennel, and Sparagraſs, with some white crude Tartar, of each two Ounces; two Leaves of Succory, Dandelion, Endive or Scariole, ſmooth Sow-Thiſtle, common Lettice, and Sage […]

   • 1854, Patrick Neill, The Fruit, Flower and Kitchen Garden, page 253:

     The varieties most commonly cultivated are the Broad-leaved Batavian, and Small Batavian ; the Green Curled-leaved, and the White Curled-leaved. By the French the former are called Scarioles; the latter, Cichorées.

Anagrams

• Escorial, calories, calorise, carioles, coralise

French

Alternative forms

• escariole, escarole (dated)
• scarole

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ska.ʁjɔl/

Noun

scariole f (plural scarioles)

1. prickly lettuce (Lactuca serriola)

   Synonyms: escarole, laitue sauvage, laitue scariole, scarole

   Hypernym: laitue

2. (dated) escarole (Cichorium endivia)

   Synonyms: chicorée scarole, escarole, escarole cultivée, scarole

Derived terms

• laitue scariole

Further reading

• “scariole” in Émile Littré, Dictionnaire de la langue française, 1872–1877.