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artichokey

/ˌɑɹtɪt͡ʃˈəʊki/

artichokey adjective: resembling, or having a flavor of, artichokes.

Adjective

artichokey (comparative more artichokey, superlative most artichokey)

  1. Resembling, or having a flavor of, artichokes.
    • Although they were a novelty, we found the greenish artichoke cake and pie quite plain-tasting and not very artichokey, as well as visually unappetizing.1986, Alice M. Geffen, Carole Berglie, Food Festival!: The Ultimate Guidebook to America's Best Regional Food Celebrations, page 154
    • Every one of them was heavy with the artichokey smell of butter lamps.1989, The Utne Reader, volumes 31-36, page 44

Forms of artichokey

comparativemore artichokey
superlativemost artichokey
alternative formartichoky

Origin of artichokey

From artichoke + -y.

Words formed from artichokey

Phrases with artichokey

Words that rhyme with artichokey

9 more rhymesFewer rhymes

Questions about artichokey

What does artichokey mean?
Artichokey means resembling, or having a flavor of, artichokes.
What part of speech is artichokey?
Artichokey is an adjective.
How do you pronounce artichokey?
Artichokey is pronounced /ˌɑɹtɪt͡ʃˈəʊki/.

Words near artichokey in the dictionary

  1. artichoke thistle
  2. artichoke thistles
  3. artichoke-like
  4. artichokelike
  5. artichokes
  6. artichokey
  7. artichoky
  8. article
  9. Article 50
  10. article of death
  11. article of extraordinary value

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