borage

English

Borago officinalis

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French borage (compare French bourrache), from Medieval Latin borrago, either from Latin borra (“short wool, rough hair”) or Arabic أَبُو مِن العَرَق‎ (ʾabū min al-ʿaraq, literally “father of sweat”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbɒɹ.ɪdʒ/

Noun

borage (usually uncountable, plural borages)

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

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