alcachofa

Asturian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /alkaˈt͡ʃofa/ [al.kaˈt͡ʃo.fa]
  • Rhymes: -ofa
  • Syllabification: al‧ca‧cho‧fa

Noun

alcachofa f (plural alcachofes)

  1. artichoke (vegetable)

Galician

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

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

Noun

alcachofa f (plural alcachofas)

  1. artichoke

Further reading

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 
  • (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]

  • 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):(file)
  • 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

Descendants

  • → Basque: alkatxofa
  • → Tagalog: alkatsopas

Further reading

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