• (RP) IPA: /ˈɛskəɹəʊl/, /-ɹɒl/
• (GA) IPA: /ˈɛskəɹoʊl/

escarole (uncountable)

1. (Canada, US) A subspecies or variety of broad#Adjective|broad-leaf#Noun|leaved endive (Cichorium endivia subsp. endivia, syn. Cichorium endivia var. latifolium), which is eaten as a vegetable. [from early 20th c.]
   • 1903, Guy de Maupassant, “The Development of Paul”, in Une vie: Or The History of a Heart: A Novel (The Life Work of Henri René Guy de Maupassant; VI), Akron, Oh.: Saint Dunstan Society, OCLC 2811327 ↗, page 205 ↗:

     Paul's greatest pleasure was the cultivation of various salads. He owned four large beds in which he grew romaines, lettuces, escaroles, and almost all the known species of these edible leaves.

• esca
• esculent

• French: escarole (dated), scarole