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Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch sukereye, a folk etymological interpretation of chicorei, from Old French cicoree, from Late Latin *cichōria, from Latin cichōrium, from Ancient Greek κιχόριον (kikhórion). Doublet of cichorei and chicorei. Superficially equivalent to suiker (“sugar”) + -ij (“a suffix that forms abstract nouns”).
Cognate to English chicory and succory, the latter being a borrowing from the same Middle Dutch source.
Pronunciation
Noun
suikerij f (plural suikerijen, diminutive suikerijtje n)
- a chicory plant
- a coffee substitute from the chicory plant
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