borage
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borage
- /ˈbɒɹ.ɪd͡ʒ/ UK
Rhymes with -ɒɹɪdʒ
Where it comes from
From Middle English borage, borrowed from Old French borage (compare French bourrache), from Medieval Latin borrago, either from Latin borra (“short wool, rough hair”) or Arabic أَبُو العَرَق (ʔabū l-ʕaraq, literally “father of sweat”).
noun borages
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Borago officinalis, a Mediterranean plant with rough, cucumber-flavored leaves and stems, used in salads and cooked.
Similar: beebread, beeplant, starflower, talewort
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noun Borago officinalis
| Español | borraja |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 瑠璃萵苣 rurijisha |
| Português | borragem |
| Français | bourrache |
| Deutsch | Borretsch |
| Italiano | borragine, borraggine |
| Ελληνικά | μποράγο borágo |
| Română | limba-mielului |
| Русский | огуре́чник апте́чный oguréčnik aptéčnyj, бура́чник buráčnik |
| العربية | حِمْحِم ḥimḥim |
Talk about this word "borage." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/borage. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026. borage. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/borage "borage." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/borage.Cite this
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