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- Chicom (adj.)[Chicom 词源字典]
- 1962, American English, Cold War jargon, from Chinese + communist.[Chicom etymology, Chicom origin, 英语词源]
- chicory (n.)
- late 14c., cicoree (modern form from mid-15c.), from Middle French cichorée "endive, chicory" (15c., Modern French chicorée), from Latin cichoreum, from Greek kikhorion (plural kikhoreia) "endive," which is of unknown origin. Klein suggests a connection with Old Egyptian keksher. The modern English form is from French influence.