suikerij

From Middle Dutch sukereye, a folk etymological interpretation of cicoreije, from Old French cicoree, from Late Latin *cichōria, from Latin cichōrium, from Ancient Greek κιχόριον (kikhórion). Doublet of cichorei. Superficially equivalent to suiker (“sugar”) +‎ -ij (“a suffix that forms abstract nouns”).

Cognate to English chicory and succory, the latter being a borrowing from the same Middle Dutch source.

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suikerij f (plural suikerijen, diminutive suikerijtje n)

1. synonym of cichorei