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bette

chard

noun BET Rare
Food & Drink Vegetables

Origin: From Latin beta (beet).

Usage Note

Bette (also called blette) refers to Swiss chard, the leafy vegetable with broad white or coloured stems. It is related to but distinct from betterave (beetroot), which is the root rather than the leaf. In cooking, the leaves and stems are often prepared separately. The plural is regular: des bettes.

Examples

"La bette se prépare comme les épinards."

Natural Translation

Chard is prepared like spinach.

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