carciofo

== Italian == === Alternative forms === carcioffo (archaic) === Etymology === Borrowed from Siculo-Arabic, from Arabic خُرْشُوف (ḵuršūf). Doublet of articiocco, which is used in northern Italy. Compare Sicilian cacòcciula. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /karˈt͡ʃɔ.fo/ Rhymes: -ɔfo Hyphenation: car‧ciò‧fo === Noun === carciofo m (plural carciofi) artichoke ==== Derived terms ==== carciofaia carciofeto carciofino carciofo di Gerusalemme carciofo romanesco ==== Descendants ==== → Middle French: carchoffle → Polish: karczoch → Spanish: alcachofa === References ===