radicchio
/ɹəˈdi.kjoʊ/
radicchio noun: a cultivar of chicory (Cichorium intybus var. foliosum) with red leaves and a slightly bitter taste, eaten as a salad vegetable or grilled.
Noun
radicchio (plural radicchios)
- A cultivar of chicory (Cichorium intybus var. foliosum) with red leaves and a slightly bitter taste, eaten as a salad vegetable or grilled.
- In memory, all the food they brought us first was red: the bresaola, the fat tongues of roasted peppers laid on goat's cheese, the radicchio, the white china bowl of radish coronets.1997, Ian McEwan, Enduring Love, Vintage, published 1998, page 163
- Radicchio is a savory green that adds sharpness and substance to salads and side dishes.2012, Marie Iannotti, The Beginner's Guide to Growing Heirloom Vegetables, Timber Press, →ISBN, page 190
- Synonyms:
- Italian chicory
Synonyms of radicchio
- Italian chicory
Forms of radicchio
| plural | radicchios |
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Origin of radicchio
Borrowed from Italian radicchio.
Questions about radicchio
- What does radicchio mean?
- Radicchio means a cultivar of chicory (Cichorium intybus var. foliosum) with red leaves and a slightly bitter taste, eaten as a salad vegetable or grilled.
- What part of speech is radicchio?
- Radicchio is a noun.
- How do you pronounce radicchio?
- Radicchio is pronounced /ɹəˈdi.kjoʊ/ (US).
- What is the plural of radicchio?
- The plural of radicchio is radicchios.
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