English Explanatory Dictionary

endive

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A leafy salad vegetable, Cichorium endivia, which is often confused with common chicory (Cichorium intybus).

Pronunciation

/ˈɛndaɪv/ /ɒnˈdiːv/ /ˈɛndɪv/ /ˈɒndiːv/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-endive.wav

Word forms

endive endives endyve

Etymology

From Middle French endive, from Medieval Latin endivia or Italian indivia~endivia, from Byzantine Greek ἐντύβιον (entúbion), from Latin intibus (which see). The ultimate source is likely Semitic.

Related words

escarole

Derived words

Belgian endive French endive garden endive green endive wild endive
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