CHIVES

Meaning of CHIVES in English

■ plural noun a small plant related to the onion, with long tubular leaves used as a culinary herb. [ Allium schoenoprasum .]

Origin

ME: from OFr., var. of cive , from L. cepa 'onion'.

Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004

CHIVES — / tʃaɪvz; NAmE / noun [ pl. ] the long thin leaves of a plant with purple flowers. Chives taste …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CHIVES — chives /tʃaɪvz/ BrE AmE noun [plural] the long thin green leaves of a plant with purple flowers. Chives taste like …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
CHIVES — Chives are the long thin hollow green leaves of a herb with purple flowers. Chives are cut into small pieces …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CHIVES — Chives are the long thin hollow green leaves of a herb with purple flowers. Chives are cut into small pieces …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
CHIVES — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADJECTIVE chopped ▪ Serve the soup immediately, garnished with chopped parsley or chives . ▪ …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
CHIVES — [plural] [noun] - a plant with long thin leaves and purple flowers, or its leaves when cut into small pieces …
Cambridge English vocab
CHIVES — 1) лук-резанец 2) скорода 3) шнит-лук 4) шнитт-лук
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
CHIVES — Зеленый лук
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
CHIVES — 1) лук-резанец 2) скорода 3) шнит-лук 4) шнитт-лук
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
CHINESE CHIVES — Also known as garlic chives, these flat green chives are quite pungent and are used extensively in stir-fries and soups.
English Dictionary Of Cooking And Food Terms
CHIVE — Small, hardy perennial plant ( Allium schoenoprasum ) of the lily family , related to the onion . Its small, …
Английский словарь Британика
SEASON — I. ˈsēz ə n noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English sesoun, seisoun, from Old French saison, seson, from Latin …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CIVET — I. civ·et ˈsivə̇t noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle French civette, from Italian zibetto, from Arabic zabād civet perfume 1. …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
GREEN GODDESS DRESSING — noun Etymology: from The Green Goddess (1921) play by William Archer died 1924 Scottish dramatist and critic : a green …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
RAVIGOTE — rȧvēgȯt noun ( -s ) Etymology: French, from ravigoter to revive, refresh, alteration of ravigorer, from Middle French, from ra- …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
FINES HERBES — fēnzerb noun plural Etymology: French, literally, fine herbs : a mixture of culinary herbs (as parsley, chervil, chives, tarragon, thyme) …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DELMONICO POTATOES — delˈmänə̇(ˌ)kō- noun plural Usage: usually capitalized D Etymology: from the Delmonico restaurants, New York City, after Lorenzo Delmonico died 1881 …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CIVE — ˈsīv noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French, chives, onion, from Latin cepa, cepe onion : chive …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CHATEAUBRIAND — ˌshaˌtōbrēˈäⁿ noun ( -s ) Usage: often capitalized Etymology: after François René, vicomte de Chateaubriand died 1848 French writer and …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ALLIUM — ˈalēəm noun Etymology: New Latin, from Latin allium, alium garlic; perhaps akin to Sanskrit āluka edible root of an aroid …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
VICHYSSOISE — /vish'ee swahz", vee"shee swahz'/ , n. a cream soup of potatoes and leeks, usually served chilled and often garnished with …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
FINES HERBES — /feen" erb", errb"/ ; Fr. /feen zerddb"/ , Cookery. a combination of finely chopped herbs, as parsley, chervil, and chives, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ALLIUM — [ 'alɪəm ] ■ noun ( plural ~s ) a bulbous plant of a genus that includes the onion and …
Concise Oxford English vocab
CHIVE — (species Allium schoenoprasum), small, hardy perennial plant of the lily family (Liliaceae) related to the onion. Its small, white, elongated …
Britannica English vocabulary
ALLIACEAE — family of flowering plants in the order Liliales, with about 30 genera and more than 670 species, distributed throughout most …
Britannica English vocabulary
CHIVE — chive BrE AmE tʃaɪv ▷ chives tʃaɪvz
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
SOUP — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a soup/cereal/pudding bowl (= for eating soup, cereal etc from ) ▪ These work well …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
PEPPER — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES bell pepper black pepper cayenne pepper green pepper pepper mill pepper pot pepper spray …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
PARSLEY — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a bunch of herbs/parsley/thyme etc ▪ You might like to add a bunch of fresh …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
DILL — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES dill pickle COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADJECTIVE fresh ▪ Serve the salmon on the lentils …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary

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