artichoke

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun Mediterranean thistlelike plant widely cultivated for its large edible flower head
  2. noun a thistlelike flower head with edible fleshy leaves and heart

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).

In classic literature

Synonyms

globe artichoke, artichoke plant, Cynara scolymus

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