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Asturian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /alkaˈt͡ʃofa/,
- Rhymes: -ofa
- Hyphenation: al‧ca‧cho‧fa
Noun
alcachofa f (plural alcachofes)
- artichoke (vegetable)
Galician
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /alkaˈt͡ʃofa/
- Rhymes: -ofa
- Hyphenation: al‧ca‧cho‧fa
Noun
alcachofa f (plural alcachofas)
- artichoke
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Portuguese
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ofɐ
- Hyphenation: al‧ca‧cho‧fa
Noun
alcachofa f (plural alcachofas)
- Alternative form of alcachofra
Spanish
Etymology
Inherited 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/
- 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
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