Re̩barbe̩r

See also: rebarber

Limburgish

Alternative forms

• rebarber (Veldeke spelling)
• Rööbarbe̩l (Rheinische Dokumenta spelling, Tongeren)
  • reubarber (Veldeke spelling)
• Rabarrber (Eupen)

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian rabarbaro, from Latin rhabarbarum, probably from Koine Greek ῥῆον βάρβαρον (rhêon bárbaron), from ῥῆον (rhêon, “rhubarb”) + Ancient Greek βάρβαρον (bárbaron), neuter of βάρβαρος (bárbaros, “foreign; barbaric”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʁəˈbaʁ.bəʁ/
• Rhymes: -aʁbəʁ

Noun

Re̩barbe̩r m (plural Re̩barbe̩r) (Rheinische Dokumenta spelling)

1. rhubarb (both the plant and the fruit it yields)