endive
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++en·dive /ˈendɪv $ ˈendaɪv/ noun [countable, uncountable] 1. HBPDF British English a vegetable with curly green leaves that you eat raw 苣荬菜2. American EnglishHBPDF a vegetable with long white bitter-tasting leaves that you eat raw or cooked 菊苣 SYN British English chicory
Examples from the Corpus
endive• Endive: sometimes called frisée or curly endive.• Put lettuce, endive and watercress on two plates and pour over half the dressing. 3.• A frond of endive approached his lips, hovered, was gripped firmly by admirably white teeth.Origin endive (1300-1400) French Late Latin endivia, from Late Greek entubionen·dive nounChineseSyllable
a curly vegetable leaves green with Corpus
endive
en‧dive /ˈendɪv $ ˈendaɪv/
noun [uncountable and countable]
2. American English a vegetable with long white bitter-tasting leaves that you eat raw or cooked
SYN chicory British English
en‧dive /ˈendɪv $ ˈendaɪv/
noun [uncountable and countable] Date: 1300-1400
Language: French
Origin: Late Latin endivia, from Late Greek entubion
1. British English a vegetable with curly green leaves that you eat rawLanguage: French
Origin: Late Latin endivia, from Late Greek entubion
2. American English a vegetable with long white bitter-tasting leaves that you eat raw or cooked
SYN chicory British English
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