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borage

/ˈbɒɹ.ɪd͡ʒ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.97 in modern English

Syllables
bor-age
IPA
/ˈbɒɹ.ɪd͡ʒ/
9
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Uncountable

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”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: borage, borrago, borra, أَبُو العَرَق

Regional Pronunciation

  • British English: /ˈbɒɹ.ɪd͡ʒ/

Usage

Inflected Forms

borages (plural)

Derived Forms

boragewort

Synonyms

beebread beeplant starflower talewort tailwort borago officinalis

Rhymes With

norwich forage porridge torridge

Questions

How do you pronounce borage?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈbɒɹ.ɪd͡ʒ/.
What does borage mean?
Borago officinalis, a Mediterranean plant with rough, cucumber-flavored leaves and stems, used in salads and cooked.
Where does borage come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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