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nard¹

  • /nɑɹd/ US
  • /nɑːd/ UK

Rhymes with -ɑː(ɹ)d

Where it comes from

From Middle English narde, from Old French narde, Latin nardus, from Ancient Greek νάρδος (nárdos), from Phoenician [Term?], Sanskrit नलद (nálada, “Indian narde”). Doublet of nardus.

noun nards

  1. countable, uncountable A flowering plant of species Nardostachys jatamansi, in the valerian family, that grows in the Himalayas and is used as a perfume, an incense, a sedative, and an herbal medicine.

    Similar: nardin, muskroot

  2. countable, uncountable A fragrant oil from the plant, formerly much prized. […]there cam a womã with an alablaſter boxe of oyntment / called narde / that was pure and coſtly / and ſhe brake the boxe ãd powred it on his heed.
  3. countable, uncountable American spikenard (Aralia racemosa), a North American perennial herb with an aromatic root.

Similar: nardus

nard²

  • /nɑɹd/ US
  • /nɑːd/ UK

Rhymes with -ɑː(ɹ)d

Where it comes from

Alteration of nuts (“testicles”) or nads (“gonads”).

noun nards

  1. US, plural normally, slang A testicle. The soccer ball hit me right in the nards!

    Similar: ball, nut

nard³

  • /nɑɹd/ US
  • /nɑːd/ UK

Rhymes with -ɑː(ɹ)d

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Persian نرد (nard)

noun narde

  1. uncountable A Persian game similar to backgammon.

Nard⁴

proper noun

  1. A diminutive of the male given name Bernard.
  2. obsolete Obsolete spelling of Nart "Nard", a people reported by tradition to have formerly posessed this country (Circassia).

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@misc{nard_2026,
  title = {nard},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/nard},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}