- escarole
- noun Etymology: French escarole, scarole, from Old French escariole, from Late Latin escariola, from Latin escarius of food, from esca food, from edere to eat — more at eat Date: 1897 endive 1b
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escarole — n. [Fr., from OFr. scariole. fr. LL. escariola, L. escarius of food, fit to eat, esca food, fr. edere to eat.] a variety of endive ({Cichorium endivia}) often used in salads, having leaves with irregular frilled edges. Syn: endive, curly endive.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
escarole — 1897, from Fr. escarole, from It. scariola, from L.L. escariola … Etymology dictionary
escarole — [es′kə rōl΄] n. [Fr < ML escariola < L escarius, pertaining to food < esca, food: see ESCULENT] ENDIVE (sense 1) … English World dictionary
escarole — scarole [ skarɔl ] n. f. • déb. XIVe; it. scariola, bas lat. escariola « endive » ♦ Chicorée à larges feuilles peu dentées, mangée en salade. ⇒ cornette. On a dit aussi escarole [ ɛskarɔl ]. ● escarole nom féminin (latin escariola) Autre n … Encyclopédie Universelle
ESCAROLE — s. f. Plante potagère, espèce de chicorée à feuilles larges. Salade d escarole … Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 7eme edition (1835)
escarole — (è ska ro l ) s. f. 1° Le lactuca scariola, L. 2° Plante potagère, espèce de chicorée à larges feuilles, dite aussi scarole, cichorium endivia, L. C est l escarole cultivée et dont on fait des salades. ÉTYMOLOGIE Génev. iscariole,… … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
escarole — salotinė trūkažolė statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Astrinių šeimos daržovinis kultūrinis augalas (Cichorium endivia). atitikmenys: lot. Cichorium endivia angl. endive; escarole vok. Endivie pranc. chicon; chicorée endive isp. escarola;… … Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)
escarole — noun variety of endive having leaves with irregular frilled edges • Syn: ↑chicory escarole, ↑endive • Hypernyms: ↑salad green, ↑salad greens • Hyponyms: ↑Belgian endive, ↑French … Useful english dictionary
escarole — /es keuh rohl /, n. a broad leaved form of Cichorium endivia, used in salads. Cf. endive (def. 1). [1895 1900; < F < It scar(i)ola < LL escariola chicory, equiv. to L escari(us) fit for eating (L esc(a) food + arius ARY) + ola OLE1] * * * … Universalium
escarole — noun A variety of endive, Cichorium endivia, that has frilly leaves … Wiktionary
