radicchio en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ɹəˈdi.kjoʊ/ (General-American)
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Etymology
Borrowed from Italian radicchio.
Meanings
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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:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| radicchios | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Synonyms
Translations (13)
ca xicoira (cultivar of chicory) · fr radicchio (cultivar of chicory) · fr trévise (cultivar of chicory) · el ραντίτσιο (cultivar of chicory) · es radicchio (cultivar of chicory) · fi punasikuri (cultivar of chicory) · ia radicchio (cultivar of chicory) · ru ради́ккьо (cultivar of chicory) · pl radicchio (cultivar of chicory) · de Radicchio (cultivar of chicory) · ca radicchio (cultivar of chicory) · ro radicchio (cultivar of chicory) · it radicchio (cultivar of chicory)