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Artischocke

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Etymology

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From Northern Italian articiocco, from Provençal archichaut, arquichaut, from Old Spanish alcarchofa, from Andalusian Arabic الْخَرْشُوف (al-ḵaršūf), from Arabic الْخُرْشُوف (al-ḵuršūf), definite form of خُرْشُوف (ḵuršūf).[1][2]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [aʁtiˈʃɔkə]
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  • Hyphenation: Ar‧ti‧scho‧cke

Noun

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Artischocke f (genitive Artischocke, plural Artischocken)

  1. artichoke (edible plant related to the thistle)

Declension

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Descendants

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  • Greater Polish: arczak

References

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  1. ^ Elcock, W. D. (1960) The Romance Languages[1], page 282: "Borrowed directly from the Qairawān–Sicily region, without the article, the same Arabic word appears in Italian as carciofo; the Spanish form penetrated, however, into Provence, where it became archichaut, arquichaut, and thence into northern Italy as articiocco".
  2. ^ alcachofa”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy, 2023 November 28

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