endive

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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/
  • Audio (Southern England):(file)
  • Rhymes: (US) -iːv

Noun

endive (countable and uncountable, plural endives)

  1. A leafy salad vegetable, Cichorium endivia, which is often confused with common chicory (Cichorium intybus).
    • 1787, Charlotte Mason, The Lady's Assistant for Regulating and Supplying the Table‎[1], page 192:
      When all this is ready, take some endive and Dutch lettuce, some chervil and celery, wash and drain them very well, cut them small, put them into a saucepan, and pour some of the broth upon them […]
    • 1805, William Augustus Henderson, The Housekeeper's Instructor, Or, Universal Family Cook‎[2], page 110:
      Take the three heads of endive out of the water, drain them, and leave the largest whole.
    • 1915 August 28, Marion Harris Neil, “When Lettus is Scarce”, in The Country Gentleman‎[3], volume 80, page 1379:
      Broad leaved, green curled or white curled, the endive plants are good; the green sorts, on account of their coolness and their plentiful salts, are esteemed for the salad bowl, and the white-curled sorts are liked for soups, stews and as boiled vegetables.
    • 1961, Harry E. Wedeck, Dictionary of Aphrodisiacs, New York: The Citadel Press, page 83:
      Endive, like a number of similar plants, is both esculent and reputed to have some aphrodisiac property.
    • 2001, Clifford A. Wright, Mediterranean Vegetables‎[4], page 146:
      Endive and escarole are the same vegetable, but endive has leaves that are cut and curled, while escarole has smooth, broad leaves.

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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.

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Noun

endive f (plural endives)

  1. (cooking) Belgian endive (edible chicory bud of Cichorium intybus)
    Synonym: chicon
    Une salade d'endive.
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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).[1]

Descendants

  • → Iranian Persian: آنْدیوْ (ândiv)

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References

  1. ^ Régis Thomas (24 April 2017 (last accessed)), “Chicorée et endive”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name)

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