Meanings
plural artichokes
- countableA plant related to the thistle with enlarged flower heads eaten as a vegetable while immature, Cynara cardunculus var. scolymus.
1 more example
At the greenmarket, it’s still mostly potatoes and apples. There are no tender greens, fava beans, peas, asparagus, artichokes, sorrel, rhubarb or early strawberries. Those harbingers of the season are said to be full of chi, or qi, the Chinese word for life force. We’re craving them as we’re craving lighter, brighter-tasting meals, food that is greener and fresher.
2013 April 2, David Tanis, “Hurry Up, Spring”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 02 Apr 2013, Dining & Wine
Synonyms & antonyms
nounMediterranean thistlelike plant widely cultivated for its large edible flower head
nouna thistlelike flower head with edible fleshy leaves and heart
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Akkadian𒅈𒋢𒌒𒁍 (arsuppu)bor.?
- Middle Persianxār (hʾl)
- Middle Persiančōp (cwp)
- Middle Persian*xār-čōpbor.?
- Arabicخُرْشُوف (ḵuršūf)
- Old Spanishalcarchofa
- Occitanartichautbor.?
- Lombardarticioch
- Englishartichoke
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).
More words from Lombard, Occitan, Old Spanish
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Afrikaans artisjok
- artisjokvegetable
Ancient Greek σκόλυμος, κινάρα
- σκόλυμος (skólumos)vegetable
- κινάρα (kinára)vegetable
- κᾰ́κτος (kắktos)vegetable
Arabic خُرْشُوف, خُرْشُوفَة
- خُرْشُوف (ḵuršūf)vegetable
- خُرْشُوفَة (ḵuršūfa)vegetable
- أَرْضِي شَوْكِي (ʔarḍī šawkī, ʔarḍī šōkī)vegetable
Basque orburu, alkatxofa
- orburuvegetable
- alkatxofavegetable
Bengali হাতিচোক
- হাতিচোক (haticōk)vegetable
Bulgarian артишо́к
- артишо́к (artišók)vegetable
Catalan carxofera, carxofa
- carxoferavegetable
- carxofavegetable
Chinese Cantonese 雅枝竹
- 雅枝竹 (ngaa⁵ zi¹ zuk¹)vegetable
Chinese Mandarin 洋薊 /洋蓟, 朝鮮薊 /朝鲜蓟
- 洋薊 /洋蓟 (yángjì)vegetable
- 朝鮮薊 /朝鲜蓟 (cháoxiǎnjì)vegetable
- 洋百合 (yángbǎihé)vegetable
- 法國百合 /法国百合 (fǎguó bǎihé)vegetable
Czech artyčok
- artyčokvegetable
Danish artiskok
- artiskokvegetable
Dutch artisjok
- artisjokvegetable
Esperanto artiŝoko
- artiŝokovegetable
Estonian artišokk
- artišokkvegetable
Finnish latva-artisokka, artisokka
- latva-artisokkavegetable
- artisokkavegetable
French artichaut
- artichautvegetable
German Artischocke
- Artischockevegetable
Greek αγκινάρα
- αγκινάρα (agkinára)vegetable
Hebrew אַרְטִישׁוֹק, קִנְרָס
- אַרְטִישׁוֹק (artishók)vegetable
- קִנְרָס (kinrás)vegetable
- חֻרְשָׁף (khursháf)vegetable
Hindi आटिचोक, हाथीचक
- आटिचोक (āṭicok)vegetable
- हाथीचक (hāthīcak)vegetable
Hungarian articsóka
- articsókavegetable
Icelandic ætiþistill, þistilhjarta
- ætiþistillvegetable
- þistilhjartavegetable
Irish bliosán
- bliosánvegetable
Italian carciofo
- carciofovegetable
Japanese アーティチョーク, 朝鮮薊
- アーティチョーク (ātichōku)vegetable
- 朝鮮薊 (Chōsen azami)vegetable
Korean 아티초크
- 아티초크 (atichokeu)vegetable
Latin carduus
- carduusvegetable
Latvian artišoks
- artišoksvegetable
Lithuanian artišokas
- artišokasvegetable
Malay articok, kharsyuf
- articokvegetable
- kharsyufvegetable
Māori atihoka
- atihokavegetable
Norwegian Bokmål artisjokk, artiskokk
- artisjokkvegetable
- artiskokkvegetable
Persian کنگر فرنگی, آرتیشو
- کنگر فرنگی (kangar-e farangi)vegetable
- آرتیشو (ârtišo)vegetable
- انگنار (angenâr)vegetable
Polish karczoch
- karczochvegetable
Portuguese alcachofra, alcachofra hortense
- alcachofravegetable
- alcachofra hortensevegetable
Romanian anghinare
- anghinarevegetable
Russian артишо́к
- артишо́к (artišók)vegetable
Scottish Gaelic bliochdan
- bliochdanvegetable
Slovak artičoka
- artičokavegetable
Spanish alcachofa, alcaucil
- alcachofavegetable
- alcaucilvegetable
- alcachoferavegetable
- arcacilvegetable
Swedish kronärtskocka
- kronärtskockavegetable
Tagalog alkatsopas
- alkatsopasvegetable
Thai อาติโช๊ค
- อาติโช๊ค (aa-tí-chóok)vegetable
Turkish enginar
- enginarvegetable
Ukrainian артишо́к
- артишо́к (artyšók)vegetable
Urdu اٹچوک
- اٹچوک (āṭicok)vegetable
Vietnamese atisô
- atisôvegetable
Welsh artisiog
- artisiogvegetable
Yiddish אַרטישאָק
- אַרטישאָק (artishok)vegetable
Cite this entry
artichoke. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/artichoke
“artichoke.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/artichoke. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “artichoke,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/artichoke.
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