borage

Meaning

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

Synonyms

bugloss

Borago officinalis

tailwort

starflower

ox-tongue

throatwort

Translations

borragine

borraja

borratja

Borretsch

borraggine

borragem

bourrache

Borago officinalis

Boretsch

hodan

Borago officinalis

bourrache officinale

Borago

bernagie

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈbɒɹ.ɪd͡ʒ/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: borage

Cognate with French: bourrache

In summary

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”).