JERUSALEM ARTICHOKE


Meaning of JERUSALEM ARTICHOKE in English

/ dʒəˌruːsələm ˈɑːtɪtʃəʊk; NAmE ˈɑːrtətʃoʊk/ noun

( BrE also ar·ti·choke ) a light brown root vegetable that looks like a potato

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WORD ORIGIN

early 17th cent.: Jerusalem , alteration of Italian girasole sunflower.

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