chard

Pronunciation: /t͡ʃɑːd/

The English word “chard” has 2 meanings listed here.

noun

An edible leafy vegetable, Beta vulgaris subsp. cicla, with a slightly bitter taste.
Artichoke leaves and shoots, blanched to eat.

Etymology

From earlier card (remodelled after chardoon, obsolete form of cardoon), from Middle French carde, from Latin carduus (“thistle”). Doublet of cardoon.

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