chard

[chahrd]

noun

1. a variety of beet, Beta vulgaris cicla, having leaves and leafstalks that are used as a vegetable.

chard

/ tʃɑːd /

noun

1. Also called: Swiss chard.  leaf beet.  seakale beet. a variety of beet, Beta vulgaris cicla, with large succulent leaves and thick stalks, used as a vegetable

Word History and Origins

Origin of chard¹

1650–60; apparently < French chardon thistle; cardoon

Word History and Origins

Origin of chard¹

C17: probably from French carde edible leafstalk of the artichoke, but associated also with French chardon thistle, both ultimately from Latin carduus thistle; see _cardoon

Example Sentences

Were you to cook Swiss chard fully intact, without separating the stems and leaves, the leaf would disintegrate by the time the stems were tender.

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At the very least, I thought I’d meet a chic new chard.

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Why don’t we eat normal stuff instead of Swiss chard?’”

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It’s easy, they said, as we ate mussels, beets and sautéed chard: You can tell by who’s getting a bulge bracket internship.

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No matter how many bunches of curly kale, sturdy collard greens and steely chard arrive each week, there’s always a place on my table for their floppy, verdant magic.

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