chives

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- /tʃaɪvz/
- /tʃaɪvz/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- /tʃaɪvz/

Definitions of chives word

noun plural chives Chives are the long thin hollow green leaves of a herb with purple flowers. Chives are cut into small pieces and added to food to give it a flavour similar to onions. 3
noun plural chives the leaves of Allium schoenoprasum, used as a herb 3
noun plural chives a hardy, perennial herb (Allium schoenoprasum) of the lily family, with small, slender, hollow leaves having a mild onion flavor: used in soups, stews, etc. 3
noun chives A widely cultivated small Eurasian plant related to the onion, with purple-pink flowers and dense tufts of long tubular leaves that are used as a culinary herb. 1
noun chives plural of chive. 0

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Parts of speech for Chives

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chives popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 7% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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