chard

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English[edit]

chard (Beta vulgaris)

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]

  • (UK) IPA(key): /t͡ʃɑːd/
  • (file)
  • (US) IPA(key): /t͡ʃɑɹd/
  • Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)d

Noun[edit]

chard (countable and uncountable, plural chards)

  1. (uncountable, cooking) An edible leafy vegetable, Beta vulgaris subsp. cicla, with a slightly bitter taste.
  2. (cooking) Artichoke leaves and shoots, blanched to eat.

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Etymology[edit]

Representing colloquial pronunciation. See ch-.

Verb[edit]

chard

  1. I heard.