Rhabarber

== German == === Etymology === From Italian rabarbaro, from Latin rhabarbarum, reubarbarum, from Ancient Greek ῥῆον βαρβαρικόν (rhêon barbarikón). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ʁaˈbaʁbɐ/ Hyphenation: Rha‧bar‧ber === Noun === Rhabarber m (strong, genitive Rhabarbers, plural Rhabarber) rhubarb (any plant of the genus Rheum, especially Rheum rhabarbarum, having large leaves and long green or reddish acidic leafstalks that are edible, in particular when cooked (although the leaves are mildly poisonous)) rhubarb (the leafstalks of common rhubarb or garden rhubarb (usually known as Rheum × hybridum), which are long, fleshy, often pale red, and with a tart taste, used as a food ingredient; they are frequently stewed with sugar and made into jam or used in crumbles, pies, etc) ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== Barbar ==== Descendants ==== → Kashubian: rabarber → Silesian: rabarber === Further reading === “Rhabarber” in Duden online “Rhabarber”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German)