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. a variety of beet, Beta vulgaris cicla, with large succulent leaves and thick stalks, used as a vegetable Also calledSwiss chardleaf beetseakale beet

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

Farmscape usually maintains the raised bed gardens they create, visiting the sites weekly to keep everything tidy, but Angel was so invested in doing the gardening herself that McLaughlin says her crews only come a couple times a year now to do seasonal maintenance such as helping her “flip” the beds from a summer garden of tomatoes, peppers, chard, basil and cucumbers to a winter garden heavy with greens, broccoli and sugar snap peas.

From Los Angeles Times

Actor Alexander Chard posted on X “Our words, performances, and direction are merely to feed the machine until we’re no longer needed.”

From BBC

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

From Los Angeles Times

In South Somerset, the Chard Community Hub is a volunteer organisation that offers support to local residents with everything from food parcels and mending clothes, to helping people fill in forms for support they qualify for.

From BBC

Michael Frison, from Chard in Somerset, was last seen leaving for a walk in the countryside near Luras on 13 July.

From BBC