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chicory escarole

chicory escarole

7.6
A leafy vegetable with broad slightly bitter leaves and crinkled edges used in salads and cooking
  • noun
  • /ˈʃɪkəri ˈɛskəroʊl/
translation icon : escarola de achicoria
  • The salad was topped with fresh chicory escarole and a light vinaigrette.

Examples

  • The market had bundles of crisp chicory escarole beside other leafy vegetables.

  • Have you tried chicory escarole in your pasta dishes?

  • Many chefs favor chicory escarole for its mild bitterness in mixed greens.

  • I love adding chicory escarole to my salads.

  • Many chefs favor chicory escarole for its mild bitterness in mixed greens.

  • The market had bundles of crisp chicory escarole beside other leafy vegetables.

  • The salad was topped with fresh chicory escarole and a light vinaigrette.

Synonyms

endive
vschicory escarole
7 6.1

A leafy green with crisp, slightly bitter leaves used in salads

is a specific variety rather than the general vegetable group
escarole
vschicory escarole
4 9.2

A leafy green with broad frilled leaves used in salads and cooking

is slightly bitter in taste rather than neutral in flavor

Surface Forms

chicory escarole singular
chicory escaroles plural

Morphology

chicory + escarole

Both 'chicory' and 'escarole' are names for salad greens, so a B1 learner who knows those constituent words can infer that 'chicory escarole' denotes a type or variety of leafy salad vegetable with the qualities of those plants. This noun-noun compound follows standard naming patterns for plant varieties and is therefore morphologically transparent.

Etymology

Chicory escarole combines two old names for salad leaves: chicory, a blue-flowered plant long eaten for its bitter taste, and escarole, the name for wide, slightly curly leaves. So the name paints the picture of a broad, mildly bitter leaf used in 'salads' and cooking.