chard

== English == === Etymology === From earlier card (remodelled after chardoon, obsolete form of cardoon), from Middle French carde, from Latin carduus (“thistle”). Doublet of cardoon. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /t͡ʃɑːd/ (US) IPA(key): /t͡ʃɑɹd/ Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)d === Noun === chard (countable and uncountable, plural chards) (uncountable, cooking) An edible leafy vegetable, Beta vulgaris subsp. cicla, with a slightly bitter taste. (cooking) Artichoke leaves and shoots, blanched to eat. ==== Synonyms ==== (leafy vegetable): mangold, silverbeet, Swiss chard ==== Derived terms ==== rainbow chard Swiss chard ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === chard on Wikipedia.Wikipedia === Anagrams === archd, D.Arch., hard c, archd. == Middle English == === Etymology === Representing colloquial pronunciation. See ch-. === Verb === chard I heard.