rhubarb
der Rhabarber, die Rhabarber
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rhubarb
A large plant with large leaves and long, sour-tasting stalks. The stalks are used as a vegetable or in desserts.
Im Garten wächst der Rhabarber jedes Jahr besonders gut.
The rhubarb grows particularly well in the garden every year.
gibberish
Informal: incomprehensible talk or mumbling in which individual words cannot be understood.
Bei dem Lärm in der Kneipe verstand ich vom Gespräch am Nebentisch nur Rhabarber.
Because of the noise in the pub, all I could understand from the conversation at the next table was gibberish.
| gender | masculine der |
|---|---|
| plural | die Rhabarber |
| genitive | des Rhabarbers |
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | der Rhabarber | die Rhabarber |
| accusative | den Rhabarber | die Rhabarber |
| dative | dem Rhabarber | den Rhabarbern |
| genitive | des Rhabarbers | der Rhabarber |
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In connection with gardening, harvesting, or food, „Rhabarber“ (rhubarb) refers to the plant or its stalks. If the context is hearing, understanding, or a background jumble of voices, it means incomprehensible talk.
Für den Rhabarber im Garten brauchen wir bald einen größeren Platz.
We’ll soon need a larger space for the rhubarb in the garden.
Durch die geschlossene Tür hörte ich nur Rhabarber.
Through the closed door, all I could hear was gibberish.
In its meaning as a plant, „Rhabarber“ (rhubarb) often appears with words from the kitchen and garden, such as „Rhabarber ernten“ (to harvest rhubarb), „Rhabarberkuchen“ (rhubarb cake), and „Rhabarberkompott“ (rhubarb compote).
Meine Nachbarin hat mir frischen Rhabarber für einen Kuchen geschenkt.
My neighbor gave me some fresh rhubarb for a cake.
The meaning „unverständliches Gerede“ (gibberish) belongs to informal language. It comes from the theater: extras murmur „Rhabarber, Rhabarber“ (rhubarb, rhubarb) to imitate the jumble of voices in a crowd.
Für die Marktszene sollten die Statisten im Hintergrund „Rhabarber, Rhabarber“ murmeln.
For the market scene, the extras were supposed to murmur „Rhabarber, Rhabarber“ (rhubarb, rhubarb) in the background.
