achicoria

/atʃiˈkoɾja/

la noun B2

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
las achicorias

Meaning

  1. chicory

    • Tomó café de achicoria.

      He drank chicory coffee.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

endivia

achicoria (chicory) and endivia (endive) are related but distinct vegetables in the same family, often confused; achicoria typically has a more bitter, curly leaf, while endivia has a pale, compact head.

Similar in other languages

German

Chicorée

Chicorée is the German word for the same thing — both mean "chicory."

Portuguese

chicória

chicória is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "chicory."

Practice

1 What does achicoria mean?

2 Fill the gap: Tomó café de ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches achicoria?

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