rubarbe

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Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Anglo-Norman reubarbe, from Late Latin reubarbarum, probably from Koine Greek ῥῆον βάρβαρον (rhêon bárbaron).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /riu̯ˈbarb(ə)/, /riu̯ˈbard(ə)/

Noun

rubarbe

  1. A kind of plant belonging to the genus Rheum; rhubarb.

Descendants

  • English: rhubarb
  • Scots: rhubarub

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