ראַבאַרבער

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Yiddish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from or cognate to German Rhabarber. Ultimately from Italian rabarbaro, from Latin rhabarbarum.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

ראַבאַרבער (rabarberm, plural ראַבאַרבערן (rabarbern)

  1. rhubarb (any plant of the genus Rheum, especially Rheum rhabarbarum)

References[edit]

  • Justus van de Kamp et al., “ראַבאַרבער” in Jiddisch-Nederlands Woordenboek [Yiddish-Dutch Dictionary], Amsterdam: Stichting Jiddische Lexicografie, 1987-present (ongoing). [1].
  • Schaechter-Viswanath, Gitl, Glasser, Paul (2016) “rhubarb”, in Comprehensive English-Yiddish Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN