ראַבאַרבער

Yiddish

Etymology

Borrowed from or cognate to German Rhabarber. Ultimately from Italian rabarbaro, from Latin rhabarbarum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /raˈbarbər/

Noun

ראַבאַרבער • (rabarber) m, plural ראַבאַרבערן (rabarbern)

1. rhubarb (any plant of the genus Rheum, especially Rheum rhabarbarum)

References

• Justus van de Kamp et al., “ראַבאַרבער” in Jiddisch-Nederlands Woordenboek [Yiddish-Dutch Dictionary], Amsterdam: Stichting Jiddische Lexicografie, 1987-present (ongoing). [1].
• Schaechter-Viswanath, Gitl, Glasser, Paul (2016) “rhubarb”, in Comprehensive English-Yiddish Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN