chicon

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French chicon.

Noun

chicon (plural chicons)

(cooking) An edible chicory bud.

Anagrams

Cichon, Cochin

French

Etymology

Probably a back-formation of chicorée.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ʃi.kɔ̃/

Noun

chicon m (plural chicons)

(Belgium) chicon; witloof (edible chicory bud)

Further reading

“chicon” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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