escarole
A subspecies or variety of broad-leaved endive, which is eaten as a vegetableA subspecies or variety of broad-leaved endive (Cichorium endivia subsp. endivia, syn. Cichorium endivia var. latifolium), which is eaten as a vegetable.
Meaning
1 senses(Canada, US, uncountable, usually)A subspecies or variety of broad-leaved endive (Cichorium endivia subsp. endivia, syn. Cichorium endivia var. latifolium), which is eaten as a vegetable.
Eskariol, Glatte Endivie, Winterendivie
- variety of endive having leaves with irregular frilled edges
Translations
4 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
Borrowed from French escarole, from Italian scariola, scarola (“chicory; endive”), from LaBorrowed from French escarole, from Italian scariola, scarola (“chicory; endive”), from Late Latin escariola, scariola, from Latin ēsca (“food; dish prepared for the table”) (from edō (“to eat”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ed- (“to eat”)) + -ola (from -olus, -ulus (suffix forming diminutive nouns)). Doublet of scariole.
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Forms
plural: escaroles| Singular | escarole |
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uncountable
Synonyms
2 synonyms- variety of endive having leaves with irregular frilled edges:chicory escaroleendive
Word family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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