different between endive vs witloof

English

Alternative forms

• endyve (obsolete)

Etymology

From Old French endive, from Medieval Latin endivia, from Late Latin intibus, from Byzantine Greek ??????? (éntubon). Ultimately of uncertain origin, indeed perhaps Ancient Greek ???? (Tûbi, “the month of Tybi, roughly January”) from Egyptian t?-??bt (“the month of Tybi”).

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /??nda?v/, /?n?di?v/
• (UK) IPA^(key): /??nda?v/, /??nd?v/, /??ndi?v/

Noun

endive (countable and uncountable, plural endives)

1. A leafy salad vegetable, Cichorium endivia, which is often confused with common chicory (Cichorium intybus).

Hyponyms

• (Cichorium endivia): curly endive, escarole, frisée lettuce, frisée; broad-leaved endive

Derived terms

• Belgian endive (from Cichorium intybus)

Translations

See also

• escarole

Further reading

• endive on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• Devine, devein, envied, veined

French

Etymology

Old French, from Medieval Latin endivia, from Latin int?bus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??.div/

Noun

endive f (plural endives)

1. (cooking) Belgian endive (edible chicory bud of Cichorium intybus)

   Synonym: chicon

Usage notes

In a strict botanical sense, French endive or English Belgian endive is actually not an endive (of the species Cichorium endivia) but a common chicory (Cichorium intybus).

See also

• chicorée

References

Further reading

• endive on the French Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^fr
• “endive” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch witloof, from wit (“white”) +? loof (“leaf”), after the typical pale color of the leaves.

Noun

witloof (plural witloofs)

1. (cooking) Belgian endive, common chicory (Cichorium intybus)

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /???t.lo?f/
• Hyphenation: wit?loof

Noun

witloof n (uncountable)

1. (Belgium) Alternative form of witlof.