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chard Definition

chard (c̸härd)

noun

a kind of beet (Beta vulgaris var. cicla) whose large leaves and thick stalks are used as food; Swiss chard

Etymology: earlier card < Fr carde < L carduus, thistle, artichoke (see card): sp. infl. by Fr chardon, artichoke

chard Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • add: To finish, warm the beans slightly, taste, season, and add the shredded chard and the flat parsley.
  • include: These include ruby chard, lambs lettuce, and salad burnet.
  • cook: To serve, arrange the potato rounds on a plate and top with the cooked chard.
  • blanch: Blanch the chard or spinach leaves and refresh them in cold water.
  • wilt: Finish it off with a small heap of wilted Swiss chard on each pastry.
  • use: Instead of spring greens you can also use chard, kale or winter greens of any variety that have big, dark leaves.

Adjective modifier

  • Swiss: Finish it off with a small heap of wilted Swiss chard on each pastry.
  • red: We used dill, coriander, some flat leaf parsley, some baby spinach leaves and a few red chard leaves.
  • ruby: These include ruby chard, lambs lettuce, and salad burnet.

Noun used with modifier

  • flint: The price includes a sharp flint chard so that you are ready to go as son as you receive it.