chive
Americannoun
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chives
plural
noun
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Etymology
Origin of chive
1350–1400; Middle English cive < Anglo-French chive, Old French cive ≪ Latin caepa onion
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In addition to the savory, new potato, cheddar and chive bakes, there's also a new sweet option, the vanilla bean custard danish, as well as the new chicken, maple butter and egg sandwich.
From Salon ● Jan. 4, 2024
This chive pesto potato salad is highly adaptable.
From New York Times ● Jun. 7, 2023
Health officials believe daffodil poisoning led to 10 hospitalisation in Bristol in 2012 because of their similarity to a chive used in Chinese cooking.
From BBC ● Mar. 1, 2023
First among equals are the pan-fried chive and pork dumplings, their perfume leaning, without apology, to the onion side of the spectrum.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 15, 2022
Add that to all the chive, dillweed, and lemon balm growing around the porch and the smell could knock you over.
From "The Secret Life of Bees" by Sue Monk Kidd
Parsley, chives, dill, sage, thyme — use what you have, and probably more of it than you initially think you need.
From Salon ● Sep. 6, 2026
Add the asparagus and let everything turn glossy for a few minutes, then toss with sweet snap peas, chives and al dente pasta.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 19, 2026
Luckily, farmers markets this time of year are full of spring produce that are right at home in a primavera: asparagus, snap peas, chives, leeks and fresh herbs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 19, 2026
Fold in dill, chives and scallions — not as garnish, but as punctuation.
From Salon ● Apr. 14, 2026
I copied their technique of pulling up yellow-green stalks, removing the outer layer, and crunching on surprisingly tasty chives.
From "Endangered" by Eliot Schrefer
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