ARTICHOKE


Meaning of ARTICHOKE in English

/ ˈɑːtɪtʃəʊk; NAmE ˈɑːrtɪtʃoʊk/ noun [ C , U ]

1.

(also ˌglobe ˈarti·choke ) a round vegetable with a lot of thick green leaves. The bottom part of the leaves and the inside of the artichoke can be eaten when cooked.

2.

( BrE ) = Jerusalem artichoke

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WORD ORIGIN

mid 16th cent.: from northern Italian articiocco , from Spanish alcarchofa , from Arabic al-ḵaršūfa .

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.