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Image:Allium schoenoprasum(01).jpg|thumb|right|Chives.
English

Etymology
Derived from the L. term|cepa||onion|lang=la.

Pronunciation
audio|en-us-chive.ogg|Audio (US)
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Noun
en-noun

1. A plant that is perennial (Latin Allium schoenoprasum), related to the onion.
2. (in plural chives) The leaves of this plant used as a herb.

Translations
trans-top|plant
Afrikaans: grasuie
Czech: pažitka f
Danish: purløg c
Dutch: bieslook m
Finnish: ruohosipuli
French: ciboulette f, cive f
trans-mid
German: Schnittlauch m
Hebrew: ע�ר�ת ('yrit) f
Italian: erba cipollina f, cipolletta f
Spanish: cebolleta f, cebollana f, cebollín m
Swedish: gräslök c
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trans-top|chives: herb
Czech: pažitka f
Dutch: bieslook m
Finnish: ruohosipuli
Italian: erba cipollina f, cipolletta f
trans-mid
Spanish: cebollanas, qualifier|Mexico cebollines
Swedish: gräslök c
trans-bottom

See also
scallion
shallot
spring onion

References
R:Webster NCD 1974

Category:Spices and Herbs

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