noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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/ˈɑɹ.tɪˌtʃoʊk/rhotic
/ˈɑː.tɪˌtʃəʊk/non-rhotic
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CMU ARPABET:AA1 R T AH0 CH OW2 K
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
CMU ARPABET 2:AA1 R T IH0 CH OW2 K
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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noun
Meaning 1
A plant related to the thistle with enlarged flower heads eaten as a vegetable while immature, Cynara cardunculus var. scolymus.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
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noun
Meaning 2
A dull green colour, like that of an artichoke.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
a thistlelike flower head with edible fleshy leaves and heart
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: globe artichoke
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: vegetable, veggie, veg
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noun
Meaning 4
Mediterranean thistlelike plant widely cultivated for its large edible flower head
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Etymology tree Akkadian 𒅈𒋢𒌒𒁍 (arsuppu)bor.? Middle Persian xār (hʾl) Middle Persian čōp (cwp) Middle Persian *xār-čōpbor.? Arabic خُرْشُوف (ḵuršūf) Andalusian Arabicbor. Old Spanish alcarchofabor. Occitan artichautbor.? Lombard articiochbor. English artichoke From Lombard articioch (cf. articiocco), from Occitan artichaut, from Old Spanish alcarchofa, from Andalusian Arabic الْخَرْشُوف (al-ḵaršúf), from Arabic الْخُرْشُوف (al-ḵuršūf), definite form of خُرْشُوف (ḵuršūf).
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137 source translations are retained for this English entry.