- chard
- I. noun Etymology: modification of French carde, from Occitan cardo, from Vulgar Latin *carda, alteration of Latin carduus thistle, cardoon Date: 1658 Swiss chard II. noun Date: 1987 chardonnay
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
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Chard — Chard … Deutsch Wikipedia
chard — chard; fau·chard; lie·ber·mann bur·chard; or·chard; or·chard·ing; or·chard·man; pil·chard; po·chard; clo·chard; flan·chard; poa·chard; … English syllables
Chard — País … Wikipedia Español
chard — [chärd] n. [earlier card < Fr carde < L carduus, thistle, artichoke (see CARD2): sp. infl. by Fr chardon, artichoke] a kind of beet (Beta vulgaris var. cicla) whose large leaves and thick stalks are used as food; Swiss chard … English World dictionary
Chard — (ch[aum]rd), n. [Cf. F. carde esculent thistle.] 1. The tender leaves or leafstalks of the artichoke, white beet, etc., blanched for table use. [1913 Webster] 2. A variety of the white beet, which produces large, succulent leaves and leafstalks.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
chard — (n.) 1650s, from Fr. carde chard, from L. carduus thistle, artichoke … Etymology dictionary
chard — ► NOUN (also Swiss chard) ▪ a beet of a variety with edible broad white leaf stalks and green blades. ORIGIN French carde … English terms dictionary
Chard — (spr. Tschard), Marktflecken in der englischen Grafschaft Somersett; altgothisches Rathhaus; die größten Kartoffelmärkte in England; 5800 Ew … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
Chard — (spr. tschārd), Stadt (municipal borough) in der engl. Grafschaft Somerset, an der Grenze von Devonshire, mit (1901) 4437 Einw., hat zwei Eisengießereien, berühmte Spitzenfabrikation und eine Lateinschule. 6 km davon Ford Abbey, ein ehemaliges… … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
chard — [tʃa:d US tʃa:rd] n [U] [Date: 1600 1700; : French; Origin: carde, from Latin cardus; CARD2] a vegetable with large leaves … Dictionary of contemporary English
chard — [ tʃard ] noun uncount a vegetable with white stems and large dark green leaves … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
