cicoare
Romanian
Etymology 1
From a Vulgar Latin *cicāla (compare Spanish cigala, cigarra), from Latin cicāda. The hypothetical original Romanian form, *cicară, was probably influenced phonetically by the unrelated word below. Doublet of cicadă, a borrowing.
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Etymology 2
From a Late Latin root *cichōria, from Latin cichōrium, ultimately from Ancient Greek κιχώριον (kikhṓrion).
Alternative forms
- cicoară (rare)
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