borage
English
/ˈbɒɹ.ɪdʒ/
noun
Definitions
- Borago officinalis, a Mediterranean plant with rough, cucumber-flavored leaves, used in salads.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English borage derived from Old French borage derived from Latin borrago (borage), borra (short wool, rough hair) derived from Arabic أَبُو العَرَق (father of sweat).
Origin
Arabic
أَبُو العَرَق
Gloss
father of sweat
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- boragewort English
- wort English
- borra Latin
- borrago Latin
- borāgō Latin
- bourrache French
- borage Middle English
- borráiste Irish
- أبُو العَرَق Arabic
- أَبُو العَرَق Arabic
- borage Old French
- bourrache Old French
- буряк Ukrainian