Feminine
alcachofa
Meaning
- (feminine) artichoke
- (Spain, feminine) shower head
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Frequency
Hyphenated as
al‧ca‧cho‧fa
Pronounced as (IPA)
/alkaˈt͡ʃofa/
Etymology
In summary
Inherited from Old Spanish alcarchofa, from Andalusian Arabic الخرشوفة (al-ḵaršúfa), from Arabic الخُرْشُوف (al-ḵuršūf, “artichoke”). Compare Portuguese alcachofra and Catalan carxofa. Related to English artichoke.
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