topinambour
noun
top·i·nam·bour
ˌtäpəˈnamˌbu̇(ə)r
variants or less commonly topinambou or tobinambur
-bü
ˌtäbəˈnamˌbu̇(ə)r,
ˌ⸗⸗ˌ⸗ˈ⸗
plural -s
: jerusalem artichoke
Word History
Etymology
topinambour, from French, from Portuguese tupinambor, alteration of tupinamba, short for batata tupinamba, from batata potato (from Taino) + Tapinambá Tupinamba; topinambou from obsolete French, from Portuguese tupinambo, tupinamba; tobinambur modification of American Spanish topinámbur, from Portuguese tupinambor