1. a type of Italian chicory with red or purple leaves that have white veins, eaten as a salad vegetable

Examples

• The salad featured fresh radicchio mixed with arugula and spinach.
• She added chopped radicchio to the pasta for color and a slightly bitter flavor.
• The restaurant’s signature dish includes grilled radicchio with balsamic vinegar.
• Radicchio is popular in Italian cuisine and adds a beautiful purple color to dishes.
• The farmer’s market had fresh radicchio from local organic farms.
• He learned to appreciate the slightly bitter taste of radicchio in mixed greens.