Swiss chard
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- noun
- /swɪs tʃɑrd/
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- We grew a ton of kale and Swiss chard in our garden this year and froze it.
- Swiss chard and spinach
- Swiss chard and kale
- Swiss chard leaves
What has more phosphorus than Swiss Chard, more vitamin A than kale, and more selenium than beet greens?
- What has more phosphorus than Swiss Chard, more vitamin A than kale, and more selenium than beet greens?
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I'd also like to see you eat more greens, more leafy greens, you know, kale, Swiss Chard, spinach, romaine lettuce, parsley, cilantro.
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What has more phosphorus than Swiss Chard, more vitamin A than kale, and more selenium than beet greens?
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Try this Swiss chard pizza with pesto and dough of your choice.
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I have some purple Swiss Chard, and I have some yellow Swiss Chard.
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Some of the Swiss chard has been in the garden since last fall, but I added a few more since they are so good in soups.
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Add kale or Swiss chard to any pasta dish (or eggs or even mix it with chicken breasts).
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Collectively, the people planted and grew lettuce, Swiss chard, tomatoes, and collard greens among many other delicious fruits and vegetables.
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The farm produces sunflowers, tomatoes, cucumbers, kohlrabi, Swiss chard, and peppers.
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I just finished planting the potager yesterday with eight varieties of lettuce, spinach, kale, and Swiss chard.
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You can make a delicious salad with chopped Swiss chard, cherry tomatoes, and feta cheese.
Synonyms
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A plant or plant part eaten as food, usually not sweet
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Leaves and stems of plants like spinach or kale eaten as vegetables
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4.8
A leafy vegetable with large green leaves and thick stems eaten cooked or raw
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A plant food with green edible leaves like spinach or lettuce
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A plant with green leaves and stems you eat
A leafy vegetable with edible stems and leaves, like Swiss chard
A leafy green vegetable with large edible leaves and thick stalks used like spinach
A vegetable with large green leaves and thick stalks that people grow for its edible stems and leaves
Surface Forms
Morphology
The noun is a straightforward adjective+noun subtype: 'Swiss' (from Switzerland) + 'chard' (a leafy vegetable) yields a variety of chard associated with Switzerland. This compositional, taxonomic pattern is transparent and predictable, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents would readily infer the meaning.
Etymology
One popular story says the name Swiss chard comes from gardeners in Switzerland who grew and shared this type of chard, so people began to call that particular leaf beet 'Swiss' to tell it apart from other chards. That's why today Swiss chard simply means the familiar leafy 'vegetable' with large leaves and thick, colorful stalks.