cipe Posted on August 27, 2015 by Hana Videen cipe, f.n: an onion. (CHIH-puh / ˈtʃɪ-pə) British Library. The illustration at the bottom of the page is labelled cepe domestica (onion). Note the similarity of Old English cipe to Latin cepa. British Library, Egerton 747, f. 29. Italian, between c. 1280 and c. 1310. Tractatus de herbis. Share this:Share Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Tumblr Like Loading... Related
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