rubarbe

Middle English

Alternative forms

reubarbe, ruberbe, rebarbe, reubard, rubarde

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

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

Descendants

English: rhubarb
Scots: rhubarub

References

“rūbarbe (n.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-06-7.

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