Escarole

/ˈɛskəɹəʊl/

Synonyms for "escarole" (6 found)

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Closest matches (2)

Noun(2 words)
endivebroadleaf endive

Strong matches (1)

Noun(1 words)
chicory escarole

Related words (3)

Noun(3 words)
endivesleafy greensalad green

Choosing the right synonym

  • Closest matches in this entry: endive, broadleaf endive, chicory escarole, endives, leafy green.
  • Sentence evidence is available for escarole, so synonym choice can be checked against real usage rather than a flat word list.
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Related word relations

OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.

4 relation types

More general

4 entries
leaf vegetablesalad greensalad greensvegetable

More specific

1 entries
braised escarole

Collocations

6 entries
bitter greensbroadleaf endivecooked escaroleescarole leavesleafy greensalad green

Inflections

1 entries

Sample sentences

6 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

Endive, or Chicory—This, for salad, takes the same place in winter that lettuce occupies in summer and when well grown is equally valuable. There are two very distinct varieties; [...] The other sort is the "Escarole" of the French, and is sweet in flavor, with a wider and flatter leaf, which comes earlier in the season but does not usually form so close a head, although it is preferable in flavor. [...] Sow twice, early in July and the first week in August. The broad leaf, (which is the Escarole,) for the first crop, and some White Curled for the second crop.

Source: wiktionary

Paul's greatest pleasure was the cultivation of various salads. He owned four large beds in which he grew romaines, lettuces, escaroles, and almost all the known species of these edible leaves.

Source: wiktionary

Escarole is a form of endive with the Latin name Cichorium endivia var. latifolia. There are several forms of a variety called var. crispum with wide heads and crisped leaves. One of these called "fringed" has a head so deep it is almost self-blanching. These escaroles are delicious as salads and also when chopped and cooked.

Source: wiktionary

Like chicory and Belgian endive, escarole’s bitterness is its attraction. Look for broad heads of escarole with dark green leaves.

Source: wiktionary

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Common questions

What are the closest synonyms for "escarole"?

Closest matches include endive, broadleaf endive, chicory escarole, endives, leafy green.

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