artichoke
noun/ˈɑːtɪtʃəʊk/
/ˈɑːrtɪtʃəʊk/
[countable, uncountable]- (also globe artichoke)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.Topics Foodc2
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- (British English) (also Jerusalem artichoke British and North American English)a light-brown root vegetable that looks like a potato
Word Originmid 16th cent.: from northern Italian articiocco, from Spanish alcarchofa, from Arabic al-k̲aršūfa.
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