Etymology

chard

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Today it means: An edible leafy vegetable, Beta vulgaris subsp. cicla, with a slightly bitter taste. Full definition →

Middle French carde ← Latin carduus
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chard · noun1

  1. Latin · derived fromcarduus“thistle”
  2. Middle French · borrowed fromcarde
  3. English todaychard

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

Chard · noun2

Clipping of Chardonnay.

Words from the same roots

Latincarduus all →

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