alcachofra

Galician

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Spanish alcarchofa, from Arabic الخُرْشُوف (al-ḵuršūf, “artichoke”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /alkaˈt͡ʃofɾa/ [ɑɫ.kɑˈt͡ʃo.fɾɐ]
  • Rhymes: -ofɾa
  • Hyphenation: al‧ca‧cho‧fra

Noun

alcachofra f (plural alcachofras)

  1. artichoke

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic اَلْخَرْشُوف (al-ḵaršūf, “artichoke”).[1][2]

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /aw.kaˈʃo.fɾɐ/ [aʊ̯.kaˈʃo.fɾɐ]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /aw.kaˈʃo.fɾa/ [aʊ̯.kaˈʃo.fɾa]
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /al.kɐˈʃo.fɾɐ/ [aɫ.kɐˈʃo.fɾɐ]

  • Rhymes: -ofɾɐ
  • Hyphenation: al‧ca‧cho‧fra

Noun

alcachofra f (plural alcachofras)

  1. artichoke (an edible plant related to the thistle)
  2. the edible part of that plant

References

  1. ^ “alcachofra”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
  2. ^ “alcachofra”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025
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