chicory
pronunciation
How to pronounce chicory in British English:
UK [ˈtʃɪkəri]
How to pronounce chicory in American English:
US [ˈtʃɪkəri]
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- Noun:
- the dried root of the chicory plant: used as a coffee substitute
- perennial Old World herb having rayed flower heads with blue florets cultivated for its root and its heads of crisp edible leaves used in salads
- root of the chicory plant roasted and ground to substitute for or adulterate coffee
- crisp spiky leaves with somewhat bitter taste
Word Origin
- chicory (n.)
- late 14c., cicoree (modern form from mid-15c.), from Middle French cichorée "endive, chicory" (15c., Modern French chicorée), from Latin cichoreum, from Greek kikhorion (plural kikhoreia) "endive," which is of unknown origin. Klein suggests a connection with Old Egyptian keksher. The modern English form is from French influence.
Example
- 1. Chicory , first introduced during the civil war era , is still used to enhance the rich chocolate undertones of dark-roasted coffee .
- 2. You woke in the morning to the smell of gardenias , the electric smell of the streetcars , chicory coffee , and stone that has turned green with lichen .
- 3. In recent years , get increasingly as a result of the sanitarian function of chicory the attention of people , already began to undertake be cultivatinged artificially in shandong each district .
- 4. Is chicory a satisfactory substitute for coffee ?
- 5. Small herbs closely related to chicory : dwarf dandelions .