/ 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.
/ 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. 2005