artichoke

Meaning

1. (countable) A plant related to the thistle with enlarged flower heads eaten as a vegetable while immature, Cynara cardunculus var. scolymus.
2. (countable, uncountable) A dull green colour, like that of an artichoke.

Synonyms

globe artichoke

Cynara scolymus

artichoke plant

Translations

carciofo

artichaut

Artischocke

alcachofa

αγκινάρα

artisjok

alcachofra

carxofa

enginar

alcachofra hortense

خرشوف

carxofera

alcachofra de comer

cactus

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈɑɹ.tɪˌtʃoʊk/

Etymology

Etymology tree
Arabic اَلـ (al-)
Andalusian Arabic الـ (al-)
Akkadian 𒅈𒋢𒌒𒁍 (arsuppu)bor.?
Middle Persian *xār-čōpbor.?
Arabic خُرْشُوف (ḵuršūf)
Andalusian Arabic خَرْشُوف (ḵaršúf)
Andalusian Arabic الْخَرْشُوف (al-ḵaršúf)bor.
Old Spanish alcarchofabor.
Occitan artichautbor.?
Lombard articiochbor.
English artichoke
From Lombard articioch (cf. articiocco), from Occitan artichaut, from Old Spanish alcarchofa, from Andalusian Arabic الْخَرْشُوف (al-ḵaršúf), from Arabic الْخُرْشُوف (al-ḵuršūf), definite form of خُرْشُوف (ḵuršūf).