Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

chicon

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.28 in modern English

Syllables: chicon
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An edible chicory bud.

noun

A name given to various science fiction conventions held in Chicago, United States.

Slang

Etymology

Borrowed from French chicon.

Origin

Source language: French

Word Breakdown

Root: chicon

Usage

Slang

Inflected Forms

chicons (plural)

Questions

What does chicon mean?: An edible chicory bud.
Where does chicon come from?: It is traced to French.

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