TOPINAMBOUR


Meaning of TOPINAMBOUR in English

ˌtäpəˈnamˌbu̇(ə)r, ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ noun

also top·i·nam·bou -bü ; or tob·i·nam·bur ˌtäbəˈnamˌbu̇(ə)r, ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷

( -s )

Etymology: topinambour, from French, from Portuguese tupinambor, alteration of tupinamba, short for batata tupinamba, from batata potato (from Taino) + Tapinambá Tupinamba; topinambou from obs French, from Portuguese tupinambo, tupinamba; tobinambur modification of American Spanish topinámbur, from Portuguese tupinambor

: jerusalem artichoke

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.