English Explanatory Dictionary

artichoke

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Pronunciation

/ˈɑɹ.tɪˌtʃoʊk/ /ˈɑː.tɪˌtʃəʊk/ en-us-artichoke.ogg

Word forms

artichoke artichokes

Etymology

Etymology tree Arabic اَلـ (al-) Andalusian Arabic الـ (al-) Akkadian 𒅈𒋢𒌒𒁍 (arsuppu)bor.? Middle Persian xār (hʾl) Middle Persian čōp (cwp) 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).

Synonyms

globe artichoke cardoon Cynara scolymus Cynara cardunculus

Derived words

artichoke bottom artichoke heart artichokelike artichoke thistle artichokey choke French artichoke green artichoke Jerusalem artichoke sunchoke
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