chard
See also: Chard
English edit
Etymology edit
From earlier card (remodelled after chardoon, obsolete form of cardoon), from Middle French carde, from Latin carduus (“thistle”). Doublet of cardoon.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
chard (countable and uncountable, plural chards)
- (uncountable, cooking) An edible leafy vegetable, Beta vulgaris subsp. cicla, with a slightly bitter taste.
- (cooking) Artichoke leaves and shoots, blanched to eat.
Synonyms edit
- (leafy vegetable): mangold, silverbeet, Swiss chard
Derived terms edit
Translations edit
Beta vulgaris subsp. cicla — see also beet
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blanched artichoke leaves and shoots
Further reading edit
Anagrams edit
Middle English edit
Etymology edit
Representing colloquial pronunciation. See ch-.
Verb edit
chard
- I heard.
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