a small Eurasian purple-flowered alliaceous plant, Allium schoenoprasum, whose long slender hollow leaves are used in cooking to flavour soups, stews, etc
Also called: chives
Word origin
C14: from Old French cive, ultimately from Latin caepa onion
Examples of 'chive' in a sentence
chive
Scatter chopped chives over the top to garnish.
The Sun (2016)
Mix with chives or spring onions and you have genuine cheese.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
Stir in half the cream and serve with a dollop of cream and finely snipped chives.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Add the mayonnaise and a handful of chopped chives then stir.
The Sun (2016)
Stir in the snipped chives or chopped parsley.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Sprinkle the fish with chopped or snipped chives.
Conil, Jean & Conil, Christopher (ed) A Passion for Food (1989)
Add the chopped olives and chives and season.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
Serve with a sprinkling of parsley or chives on top of each portion.
Bennett, Carol Asthma and Eczema - special diet cookbook (1989)
Serve with snipped chives and a swirl of yoghurt mixed with the horseradish sauce.