Etymology

artichoke

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Today it means: A plant related to the thistle with enlarged flower heads eaten as a vegetable while immature, Cynara cardunculus var. scolymus. Full definition →

Lombard articioch ← Occitan artichautbor.? ← Old Spanish alcarchofa
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  1. Akkadian𒅈𒋢𒌒𒁍 (arsuppu)bor.?
  2. Middle Persianxār (hʾl)
  3. Middle Persiančōp (cwp)
  4. Middle Persian*xār-čōpbor.?
  5. Arabicخُرْشُوف (ḵuršūf)
  6. Old Spanishalcarchofa
  7. Occitanartichautbor.?
  8. Lombardarticioch
  9. English todayartichoke

From Lombard articioch (cf. articiocco), from Occitan artichaut, from Old Spanish alcarchofa, from Andalusian Arabic خَرْشُوف (ḵaršúf), from Arabic الْخُرْشُوف (al-ḵuršūf), definite form of خُرْشُوف (ḵuršūf).

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