/ tʃɑːd; NAmE tʃɑːrd/ (also ˌSwiss ˈchard ) noun
[ U ] a vegetable with thick white stems and large leaves
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WORD ORIGIN
mid 17th cent.: from French carde , perhaps influenced by chardon thistle.
/ tʃɑːd; NAmE tʃɑːrd/ (also ˌSwiss ˈchard ) noun
[ U ] a vegetable with thick white stems and large leaves
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WORD ORIGIN
mid 17th cent.: from French carde , perhaps influenced by chardon thistle.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005