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endive en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈɛndaɪv/ (UK)
• /ˈɛndɪv/ (UK)
• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˈɛndaɪv/ (US)
• /ɒnˈdiːv/ (US)
• /ˈɒndiːv/ (UK)

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.

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) A leafy salad vegetable, Cichorium endivia, which is often confused with common chicory (Cichorium intybus).
   • 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 […] 1787, Charlotte Mason, The Lady's Assistant for Regulating and Supplying the Table, page 192:
   • Endive and escarole are the same vegetable, but endive has leaves that are cut and curled, while escarole has smooth, broad leaves. 2001, Clifford A. Wright, Mediterranean Vegetables, page 146:
   • 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. 1915 August 28, Marion Harris Neil, “When Lettus is Scarce”, in The Country Gentleman, volume 80, page 1379:
   • Endive, like a number of similar plants, is both esculent and reputed to have some aphrodisiac property. 1961, Harry E. Wedeck, Dictionary of Aphrodisiacs, New York: The Citadel Press, page 83:
   • Take the three heads of endive out of the water, drain them, and leave the largest whole. 1805, William Augustus Henderson, The Housekeeper's Instructor, Or, Universal Family Cook, page 110:

Forms

Deriveds

garden endive · Belgian endive · wild endive · green endive · French endive

Hyponyms

broad-leaved endive (Cichorium endivia) · escarole (Cichorium endivia) · frisée lettuce (Cichorium endivia) · frisée (Cichorium endivia) · curly endive (Cichorium endivia)

Relateds

escarole

Translations (50)

it indivia (leafy salad vegetable, Cichorium endivia) · pl endywia (leafy salad vegetable, Cichorium endivia) · es endivia (leafy salad vegetable, Cichorium endivia) · mk ендивија (leafy salad vegetable, Cichorium endivia) · gd searbhan-muice gàrraidh (leafy salad vegetable, Cichorium endivia) · it scarola (leafy salad vegetable, Cichorium endivia) · grc σέρις (leafy salad vegetable, Cichorium endivia) · ca endívia (leafy salad vegetable, Cichorium endivia) · hy հինդք (leafy salad vegetable, Cichorium endivia) · pt escarola (leafy salad vegetable, Cichorium endivia) · hy եղերդ աղցան (leafy salad vegetable, Cichorium endivia) · syc ܗܢܕܒܐ (leafy salad vegetable, Cichorium endivia) · hy եղերդակ աղցան (leafy salad vegetable, Cichorium endivia) · tr karakavuk (leafy salad vegetable, Cichorium endivia) · el αντίδι (leafy salad vegetable, Cichorium endivia) · ga searbhán muc (leafy salad vegetable, Cichorium endivia) · af andyvie (leafy salad vegetable, Cichorium endivia) · nn endiv (leafy salad vegetable, Cichorium endivia) · ro andivă (leafy salad vegetable, Cichorium endivia) · grc ἔντυβον (leafy salad vegetable, Cichorium endivia) · nb endiv (leafy salad vegetable, Cichorium endivia) · gd searbhan-muc (leafy salad vegetable, Cichorium endivia) · ary شكورية (leafy salad vegetable, Cichorium endivia) · lb Andéif (leafy salad vegetable, Cichorium endivia) · es escarola (leafy salad vegetable, Cichorium endivia) · sv endiv (leafy salad vegetable, Cichorium endivia) · fa آندیو (leafy salad vegetable, Cichorium endivia) · fi endiivi (leafy salad vegetable, Cichorium endivia) · tr güneğik (leafy salad vegetable, Cichorium endivia) · fa هندبا (leafy salad vegetable, Cichorium endivia) · pdt Zechuaje (leafy salad vegetable, Cichorium endivia) · mt indivja (leafy salad vegetable, Cichorium endivia) · sv sydcikoria (leafy salad vegetable, Cichorium endivia) · ar هِنْدِبَاء (leafy salad vegetable, Cichorium endivia) · bg градинска жлъчка (leafy salad vegetable, Cichorium endivia) · af sigorei (leafy salad vegetable, Cichorium endivia) · cmn 苦苣 (leafy salad vegetable, Cichorium endivia) · hu endívia (leafy salad vegetable, Cichorium endivia) · el αντίβ (leafy salad vegetable, Cichorium endivia) · la intibum (leafy salad vegetable, Cichorium endivia) · tr hindiba (leafy salad vegetable, Cichorium endivia) · cs čekanka listová (leafy salad vegetable, Cichorium endivia) · nv tʼąąʼdoolghasí (leafy salad vegetable, Cichorium endivia) · nl andijvie (leafy salad vegetable, Cichorium endivia) · fr laitue romaine (leafy salad vegetable, Cichorium endivia) · sh endivija (leafy salad vegetable, Cichorium endivia) · de Endivie (leafy salad vegetable, Cichorium endivia) · gd eanach-gàrraidh (leafy salad vegetable, Cichorium endivia) · pt endívia (leafy salad vegetable, Cichorium endivia) · ru эндивий (leafy salad vegetable, Cichorium endivia)