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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesruibarbo
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /ʁwiˈbaʁ.bu/
"O ruibarbo é frequentemente usado em compotas e bolos."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A plant with large broad leaves and long thick juicy red or green stems that are cooked and eaten as fruit, typically in pies.
"She baked a delicious strawberry and rhubarb pie for dessert." - 2
In North America, a noisy argument or dispute; a brawl.
"An umpire's controversial call sparked a heated rhubarb on the baseball field."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word originates from the Late Latin 'rhabarbarum', derived from the Greek 'rha barbaron', meaning 'foreign rhubarb' (referring to the plant coming from beyond the borders of the civilized world). Through Old French 'rubarbe' and Middle English 'rubarbe', it evolved into its modern English form.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Rubarb" is said worldwide
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rhubarbe
Transliteration: /ʁy.baʁb/
"La tarte à la rhubarbe est délicieuse."
Rhabarber
Transliteration: /ʁaˈbaʁbɐ/
"Wir pflücken frischen Rhabarber im Garten."
rabarbaro
Transliteration: /raˈbar.ba.ro/
"Il rabarbaro viene usato per fare liquori digestivi."
ruibarbo
Transliteration: /rwiˈβaɾ.βo/
"El ruibarbo tiene tallos muy ácidos."
ruibarbo
Transliteration: /ʁwiˈbaʁ.bu/
"O ruibarbo é frequentemente usado em compotas e bolos."
रेवंदचीनी
Transliteration: revandchini
"रेवंदचीनी का उपयोग आयुर्वेदिक औषधियों में किया जाता है।"
大黄
Transliteration: dàhuáng
"大黄是一种常见的草本植物。"
대황
Transliteration: daehwang
"루바브는 새콤한 맛이 나는 식물입니다."
ルバーブ
Transliteration: rubābu
"ルバーブのジャムを作りました。"
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