carciofo

Concepts

artichoke

globe artichoke

cardoon

Cynara cardunculus

Cynara scolymus

artichoke plant

Synonyms

cardo

cardone

Cynara cardunculus

carciòfulu

Translations

artichaut

Artischocke

alcachofa

carxofa

alcachofra

αγκινάρα

artisjok

enginar

alcachofra hortense

carxofera

خرشوف

alcachofra de comer

pene

carchòfa

Hyphenated as

car‧ciò‧fo

Pronounced as (IPA)

/karˈt͡ʃɔ.fo/

Etymology

Borrowed from Siculo-Arabic, from Arabic خُرْشُوف (ḵuršūf). Doublet of articiocco, which is used in northern Italy. Compare Sicilian cacòcciula.