rhubarb (ˈruːbɑːb
)
Definitions
noun
- any of several temperate and subtropical plants of the polygonaceous genus any of several temperate and subtropical plants of the polygonaceous genus Rheum , esp any of several temperate and subtropical plants of the polygonaceous genus , esp R. rhaponticum (common garden rhubarb), which has long green and red acid-tasting edible leafstalks, usually eaten sweetened and cooked
- the leafstalks of this plant
- a related plant, a related plant, Rheum officinale, of central Asia, having a bitter-tasting underground stem that can be dried and used medicinally as a laxative or astringent
- US Canadian slang a heated discussion or quarrel
- the noise made by actors to simulate conversation, esp by repeating the word the noise made by actors to simulate conversation, esp by repeating the word rhubarb at random
verb
- to simulate conversation, esp by repeating the word to simulate conversation, esp by repeating the word rhubarb at random
Word Origin
C14: from Old French reubarbe , from Medieval Latin reubarbum , probably a variant of rha barbarum barbarian rhubarb, from rha rhubarb (from Greek, perhaps from Rha ancient name of the Volga) + Latin barbarus barbarianTranslations
- British English:
rhubarb
Rhubarb is a plant with large leaves and long red stems.ˈruːbɑːb NOUN
- Spanish:
ruibarbo
nm
- French:
rhubarbe
nf
- German:
Rhabarber
nm
- Chinese: 大黄 n
- Arabic: راوَنْد n
- Portuguese: ruibarbo nm
- Russian: ревень nm
- Croatian: rabarbara nf
- Czech: rebarbora nf
- Danish: rabarber nutr
- Dutch: rabarber n
- Finnish: raparperi n
- Greek: ραβέντι nnt
- Italian: rabarbaro nm
- Japanese: ルバーブ n
- Korean: 장군풀 n
- Norwegian: rabarbra nm
- Polish: rabarbar nm
- Brazilian Portuguese: ruibarbo nm
- European Spanish:
ruibarbo
nm
- Swedish: rabarber npl
- Thai: พืชใบใหญ่มีก้านยาวสีเขียวและแดงใช้ทำอาหารได้ n
- Turkish: ravent n
- Vietnamese: cây đại hoàng n
Usage examples
She tried her dessert, a sharply flavoured tart made with forced rhubarb from her greenhouse.
, An Older Woman (1993)The apple crumble is top-shelf because of a hazelnut topping that suits the keen flavours of a scoop of rhubarb ice cream.
The Advertiser, Sunday Mail (2004)A CARING son will today bury his country-loving mum in a rhubarb patch behind her home.
Sun, News of the World (2000)A Daimler was hired to move us to a farmhouse on rhubarb fields ten miles east of Barking.
, The Spectator Annual (1993)