ראַבאַרבער

Yiddish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /raˈbarbər/

Noun

ראַבאַרבער • (rabarber) m, plural ראַבאַרבערן‎ (rabarbern)

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

References
  • Justus van de Kamp et al., “ראַבאַרבער” in Jiddisch-Nederlands Woordenboek [Yiddish-Dutch Dictionary], Amsterdam: Stichting Jiddische Lexicografie, 1987-2023 (ongoing). .
  • Schaechter-Viswanath, Gitl; Glasser, Paul (2016), “rhubarb”, in Comprehensive English-Yiddish Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN
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