rhubarb in Tagalog
ruwibarbo
UK/ˈɹuːbɑːb//ˈɹuˌbɑɹb/
rhubarb in Tagalog: ruwibarbo. In English, rhubarb means any plant of the genus Rheum, especially Rheum rhabarbarum, having large leaves and long green or reddish acidic leafstalks that are edible, in particular when cooked (although the leaves are mildly poisonous).
Tagalog words for rhubarb
- any plant of the genus Rheum
- ruwibarbo
English meaning of rhubarb
- noun Any plant of the genus Rheum, especially Rheum rhabarbarum, having large leaves and long green or reddish acidic leafstalks that are edible, in particular when cooked (although the leaves are mildly poisonous).
- noun The leafstalks of common rhubarb or garden rhubarb (usually known as Rheum × hybridum), which are long, fleshy, often pale red, and with a tart taste, used as a food ingredient; they are frequently stewed with sugar and made into jam or used in crumbles, pies, etc.
- noun The dried rhizome and roots of Rheum palmatum (Chinese rhubarb) or Rheum officinale (Tibetan rhubarb), from China, used as a laxative and purgative.
- noun A Royal Air Force World War II code name for operations by aircraft (fighters and fighter-bombers) involving low-level flight to seek opportunistic targets.
rhubarb in a sentence
- Driving home yesterday, I almost hit the rhubarb.
Synonyms of rhubarb
rhubarb in other languages
Questions about rhubarb in Tagalog
- What is the meaning of rhubarb in Tagalog?
- Rhubarb in Tagalog is ruwibarbo.
- Ano ang rhubarb sa Tagalog?
- Rhubarb: ruwibarbo.
- What does rhubarb mean in English?
- Rhubarb means any plant of the genus Rheum, especially Rheum rhabarbarum, having large leaves and long green or reddish acidic leafstalks that are edible, in particular when cooked (although the leaves are mildly poisonous).
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Adapted from Wiktionary: rhubarb (page history and authors), its translation table and English meanings. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Tagalog words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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