noun
chard
chahd
noun
1
A leafy green vegetable with thick, often colourful stalks, related to beetroot and slightly bitter in taste.
"She sautéed the chard with garlic and olive oil."
How to Use Chard
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA leafy green vegetable, often with red or yellow stems, used in cooking.
Common pairings
Swiss chard
rainbow chard
Word Forms
chards plural, Chards plural
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Etymology
From earlier "carde", reshaped under the influence of "cardoon", ultimately from Latin carduus ("thistle").