artichoke
/ˈɑɹ.tɪˌtʃoʊk/
artichoke noun: a plant related to the thistle with enlarged flower heads eaten as a vegetable while immature, Cynara cardunculus var. scolymus.
Noun
artichoke (countable and uncountable, plural artichokes)
- A plant related to the thistle with enlarged flower heads eaten as a vegetable while immature, Cynara cardunculus var. scolymus.
- At the greenmarket, it’s still mostly potatoes and apples. There are no tender greens, fava beans, peas, asparagus, artichokes, sorrel, rhubarb or early strawberries.
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- At the greenmarket, it’s still mostly potatoes and apples. There are no tender greens, fava beans, peas, asparagus, artichokes, sorrel, rhubarb or early strawberries.
- A dull green colour, like that of an artichoke.
artichoke meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Bengali
artichoke in Hindi
- vegetable
- आटिचोक āṭicok, हाथीचक hāthīcak
artichoke in Tamil
- கூனைப்பூ
artichoke in Urdu
- vegetable
- اٹچوک āṭicok
artichoke in Bengali
- vegetable
- হাতিচোক haticōk
More languagesFewer languages
- artichoke in Tagalog
- alkatsopas
- artichoke in Arabic
- خُرْشُوف ḵuršūf, خُرْشُوفَة ḵuršūfa, أَرْضِي شَوْكِي ʔarḍī šawkī, ʔarḍī šōkī
- artichoke in Malay
- articok, kharsyuf
- artichoke in Persian
- کنگر فرنگی kangar-e farangi, آرتیشو ârtišo, انگنار angenâr
- artichoke in Thai
- อาติโช๊ค aa-tí-chóok
- artichoke in Vietnamese
- atisô
- artichoke in Myanmar
- ပဲပိုးတီ pai:pui:ti
Examples of artichoke in a sentence
- The best way to cook artichokes is to steam them.
- The artichokes are steaming in the pot.
- Sunchokes, also known as Jerusalem artichokes, are tubers from a type of sunflower native to North America.
Synonyms of artichoke
- globe artichoke
- cardoon
- Cynara scolymus
- Cynara cardunculus
Forms of artichoke
| plural | artichokes |
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Origin of artichoke
From Lombard articioch (cf. articiocco), from Occitan artichaut, from Old Spanish alcarchofa, from Andalusian Arabic الْخَرْشُوف (al-ḵaršúf), from Arabic الْخُرْشُوف (al-ḵuršūf), definite form of خُرْشُوف (ḵuršūf).
Words formed from artichoke
Phrases with artichoke
Questions about artichoke
- What does artichoke mean?
- Artichoke means a plant related to the thistle with enlarged flower heads eaten as a vegetable while immature, Cynara cardunculus var. scolymus.
- What is artichoke in Hindi?
- Artichoke in Hindi is आटिचोक (āṭicok), हाथीचक (hāthīcak). See Artichoke meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is artichoke?
- Artichoke is a noun.
- How do you pronounce artichoke?
- Artichoke is pronounced /ˈɑɹ.tɪˌtʃoʊk/.
- What is the plural of artichoke?
- The plural of artichoke is artichokes.
Words near artichoke in the dictionary
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