alcachofa

Asturian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /alkaˈt͡ʃofa/, [al.kaˈt͡ɕo.fa]
• Rhymes: -ofa
• Hyphenation: al‧ca‧cho‧fa

Noun

alcachofa f (plural alcachofes)

1. artichoke (vegetable)

Galician

Alternative forms

• alcachofra

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /alkaˈt͡ʃofa/ [ɑɫ.kɑˈt͡ʃo.fɐ]
• Rhymes: -ofa
• Hyphenation: al‧ca‧cho‧fa

Noun

alcachofa f (plural alcachofas)

1. artichoke

Further reading

• “alcachofa”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2024

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /aw.kaˈʃo.fɐ/ [aʊ̯.kaˈʃo.fɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /aw.kaˈʃo.fɐ/ [aʊ̯.kaˈʃo.fɐ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /aw.kaˈʃo.fa/ [aʊ̯.kaˈʃo.fa]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /al.kɐˈʃo.fɐ/ [aɫ.kɐˈʃo.fɐ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /al.kɐˈʃo.fɐ/ [aɫ.kɐˈʃo.fɐ]
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /al.kɐˈt͡ʃo.fɐ/ [aɫ.kɐˈt͡ʃo.fɐ]

• Rhymes: -ofɐ
• Hyphenation: al‧ca‧cho‧fa

Noun

alcachofa f (plural alcachofas)

1. 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/ [al.kaˈt͡ʃo.fa]

• Audio (Spain):

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• Rhymes: -ofa
• Syllabification: al‧ca‧cho‧fa

Noun

alcachofa f (plural alcachofas)

1. artichoke

   Synonym: (Argentina, southern Spain) alcaucil

2. (Spain) shower head

   Synonyms: cabezal de ducha, (Latin America) regadera, (Argentina) flor de ducha

Related terms

• alcachofera

 

Descendants

• → Basque: alkatxofa
• → Tagalog: alkatsopas

Further reading

• “alcachofa”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy, 2023 November 28