CHIVES


Meaning of CHIVES in English

/ tʃaɪvz; NAmE / noun

[ pl. ] the long thin leaves of a plant with purple flowers. Chives taste like onions and are used to give flavour to food.

►  chive adjective [ only before noun ]:

a chive and garlic dressing

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WORD ORIGIN

Middle English : from Old French , dialect variant of cive , from Latin cepa onion.

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