artichoke
noun /ˈɑːtɪtʃəʊk/
/ˈɑːrtɪtʃəʊk/
[countable, uncountable]
enlarge image(also globe artichoke)a round vegetable with a lot of thick green leaves. The bottom part of the leaves and the inside of the artichoke can be eaten when cooked.Topics Foodc2- (British English) (also Jerusalem artichoke British and North American English)a light-brown root vegetable that looks like a potato
Word Originmid 16th cent.: from northern Italian articiocco, from Spanish alcarchofa, from Arabic al-k̲aršūfa.