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chard.

An edible leafy vegetable, Beta vulgaris subsp. cicla, with a slightly bitter taste.

5 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/t͡ʃɑːd/UK/t͡ʃɑɹd/US
  1. An edible leafy vegetable, Beta vulgaris subsp. cicla, with a slightly bitter taste.

    uncountable
  2. Artichoke leaves and shoots, blanched to eat.

    countable · uncountable
Where this word comes from

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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