rubarbe
Middle English
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)/
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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