Swiss chard

noun

: a beet (Beta vulgaris vulgaris) having large leaves and succulent stalks often cooked as a vegetable

called also chard

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Dark leafy greens Think salad staples like spinach, kale, and Swiss chard. Caroline Tien, SELF, 3 Oct. 2024 Here’s a sample of the menu items offered: Green Beat Organic Super Greens Pie Bowl: Organic baby spinach, kale, and Swiss chard with almond feta baked between phyllo dough crusts. Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 2 July 2024 Her inquisitiveness led her to delve deep into the recipes and flavors that make this part of France so distinct, including a taste for blending savory and sweet flavors as in the sweet Swiss chard pie, or tourte de blettes sucrée, seen in many traditional Niçoise bakeries. Laurie Ochoa, Los Angeles Times, 12 Apr. 2024 Leafy Greens Leafy greens such as spinach, kale, and Swiss chard are loaded with vitamins and minerals that promote skin health. Daphne Ewing-Chow, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024 See all Example Sentences for Swiss chard 

Word History

First Known Use

1832, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of Swiss chard was in 1832

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“Swiss chard.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Swiss%20chard. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.

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Swiss chard

noun
: a beet of a variety lacking an enlarged root and having large leaves and juicy stalks often cooked as a vegetable
also : the stalks

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