radicchio

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian radicchio.

Noun

radicchio (plural radicchios)

  1. a cultivar of chicory (Cichorium intybus var. foliosum) with red leaves and a slightly bitter taste, eaten as a salad vegetable

Translations

Synonyms
  • Italian chicory

Further reading

Italian

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *radiclus, contracted form of radiculus, from Latin radicula (“little root”), from radix.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /raˈdik.kjo/, [r̺äˈd̪ikkjo]
  • Stress: radìcchio
  • Hyphenation: ra‧dic‧chio

Noun

radicchio m (plural radicchi)

  1. The plant Cichorium intybus; radicchio

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