chive
pronunciation
How to pronounce chive in British English:
UK [tʃaɪv]
How to pronounce chive in American English:
US [tʃaɪv]
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- Noun:
- perennial having hollow cylindrical leaves used for seasoning
Word Origin
- chive (n.)
- c. 1400, from Old North French chive (Old French, Modern French cive, 13c.), from Latin cepa "onion" (see onion).
Example
- 1. Large flat leaves used as chive is used .
- 2. Its flavor is more pronounced than that of the chive grown in the west .
- 3. Romatic plants native to asia , the chive and the chinese chive belong to the same family as garlic , onion and leek .
- 4. A romatic plants native to asia , the chive and the chinese chive belong to the same family as garlic , onion and leek .
- 5. Large genus of perennial and biennial pungent bulbous plants : garlic ; leek ; onion ; chive ; sometimes placed in family alliacea as the type genus .