alcachofa
Asturian
Spanish
Etymology
From Old Spanish alcarchofa, from Andalusian Arabic الخرشوفة (al-ḵaršúfa), from Arabic الخُرْشُوف (al-ḵuršūf, “artichoke”). Compare Portuguese alcachofra and Catalan carxofa. Related to English artichoke.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /alkaˈt͡ʃofa/ [al.kaˈt͡ʃo.fa]
Audio (Spain) (file) - Rhymes: -ofa
- Syllabification: al‧ca‧cho‧fa
Noun
alcachofa f (plural alcachofas)
- artichoke
- Synonym: (Argentina, southern Spain) alcaucil
- (Spain) shower head
- Synonyms: cabezal de ducha, (Latin America) regadera, (Argentina) flor de ducha
Related terms
Descendants
- → Tagalog: alkatsopas
Further reading
- “alcachofa”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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