borage

/ˈbɒɹ.ɪd͡ʒ/

UK: /ˈbɒɹ.ɪd͡ʒ/

BⱰɹ · ɪd͡ʒ (2 syllables)

English Noun

Definition

Borago officinalis, a Mediterranean plant with rough, cucumber-flavored leaves and stems, used in salads and cooked.

Etymology

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”).