endive

== English == === Alternative forms === endyve (obsolete) === 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. === Pronunciation === (US) IPA(key): /ˈɛndaɪv/, /ɒnˈdiːv/ (UK) IPA(key): /ˈɛndaɪv/, /ˈɛndɪv/, /ˈɒndiːv/ Rhymes: (US) -iːv === Noun === endive (countable and uncountable, plural endives) A leafy salad vegetable, Cichorium endivia, which is often confused with common chicory (Cichorium intybus). ==== Hyponyms ==== (Cichorium endivia): curly endive, escarole, frisée lettuce, frisée; broad-leaved endive ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === See also === escarole === Further reading === endive on Wikipedia.Wikipedia === Anagrams === Devine, devein, envied, veined == French == === Etymology === Inherited from Middle French endive, endivie, andive, indivie, from Medieval Latin endivia or Italian indivia~endivia, from Byzantine Greek ἐντύβιον (entúbion), from Latin intibus (which see). The ultimate source is likely Semitic. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɑ̃.div/ === Noun === endive f (plural endives) (cooking) Belgian endive (edible chicory bud of Cichorium intybus) Synonym: chicon ==== Usage notes ==== In a strict botanical sense, French endive or English Belgian endive is actually not an endive (of the species Cichorium endivia) but a common chicory (Cichorium intybus). ==== Descendants ==== → Iranian Persian: آنْدیوْ (ândiv) ==== See also ==== chicorée === References === === Further reading === endive on the French Wikipedia.Wikipedia fr “endive”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012