topinambur

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Czech

Noun

topinambur m inan

  1. Jerusalem artichoke

Declension

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Further reading

  • topinambur”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
  • topinambur”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from French topinambour, from Old Tupi Tupinamba, the name of a South American tribe where the plant was thought to have originated.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /to.pi.namˈbur/
  • Rhymes: -ur
  • Hyphenation: to‧pi‧nam‧bùr

Noun

topinambur m (invariable)

  1. Jerusalem artichoke (Helianthus tuberosus)
    Hypernym: elianto
  2. Jerusalem artichoke (tuber)
    Synonyms: carciofo di Gerusalemme, girasole del Canada, patata del Canada, rapa tedesca, tartufo di canna, (Tuscany) tartufolo

Further reading

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French topinambour.

Noun

topinambur m (plural topinamburi)

  1. Jerusalem artichoke

Declension

singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative-accusative topinambur topinamburul topinamburi topinamburii
genitive-dative topinambur topinamburului topinamburi topinamburilor
vocative topinamburule topinamburilor