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artichoke

ar·ti·choke
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [ahr-ti-chohk]
    • /ˈɑr tɪˌtʃoʊk/
    • /ˈɑː.tɪ.tʃəʊk/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ahr-ti-chohk]
    • /ˈɑr tɪˌtʃoʊk/

Definitions of artichoke word

  • variable noun artichoke Artichokes or globe artichokes are round green vegetables that have fleshy leaves arranged like the petals of a flower. 3
  • noun artichoke a thistle-like Eurasian plant, Cynara scolymus, cultivated for its large edible flower head containing many fleshy scalelike bracts: family Asteraceae (composites) 3
  • noun artichoke the unopened flower head of this plant, which can be cooked and eaten 3
  • noun artichoke a thistlelike plant (Cynara scolymus) of the composite family 3
  • noun artichoke its flower head, cooked as a vegetable 3
  • noun artichoke Jerusalem artichoke 3

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Origin of artichoke

First appearance:

before 1525
One of the 28% oldest English words
1525-35; < Upper Italian articiocco, variant (by dissimilation) of arciciocco, arcicioffo < *arcarcioffo < Old Spanish alcarchofa < dialectal Arabic al-kharshūf the artichoke

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Parts of speech for Artichoke

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

artichoke popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 75% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

artichoke usage trend in Literature

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