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Etymology of the English word artichoke

the English word artichoke
derived from the Italian word articiocco
derived from the Old Spanish word alcarchofa
derived from the Arabic word al-kharshuf
derived from the Arabic word al-ḫaršuf
using the Arabic prefix al-
derived from the Arabic word ḫuršuf

Date

The earliest known usage of artichoke in English dates from the 16th century.

Derivations in English

sunchoke

Cognates

Dutch artisjok, French artichaut, German Artischocke, Norwegian artisjokk, Swedish ärtskocka

Usage

Word found in Modern English



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