artichoke

== English == === Etymology === 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). === Pronunciation === (rhotic) IPA(key): /ˈɑɹ.tɪˌtʃoʊk/ (non-rhotic) IPA(key): /ˈɑː.tɪˌtʃəʊk/ === Noun === artichoke (countable and uncountable, plural artichokes) (countable) A plant related to the thistle with enlarged flower heads eaten as a vegetable while immature, Cynara cardunculus var. scolymus. A dull green colour, like that of an artichoke. ==== Synonyms ==== globe artichoke (edible variety) cardoon (wild variety) Cynara scolymus (the former taxonomic name) Cynara cardunculus (the currently accepted taxonomic name, which also includes cardoons) ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → Bengali: হাতিচোক (haticōk) → Cantonese: 雅枝竹 (ngaa5 zi1 zuk1) → Hindustani: Hindi: आटिचोक (āṭicok) Urdu: اٹچوک (āṭicok) → Indonesian: articok → Korean: 아티초크 (atichokeu) → Japanese: アーティチョーク → North Levantine Arabic: أرضي شوكي → South Levantine Arabic: أرضي شوكي → Thai: อาติโช๊ค ==== Translations ==== === References === Michael Quinion (2004), “Artichoke”, in Ballyhoo, Buckaroo, and Spuds: Ingenious Tales of Words and Their Origins, Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Books in association with Penguin Books, →ISBN.