artichoke
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3.1
- noun
- /ˈɑːrtɪˌʧoʊk/
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alcachofa
- Well, it seems the artichoke is steamed.
I should have a few dozen artichokes in this patch.
- I should have a few dozen artichokes in this patch.
- So that way you'll just have enough artichokes to to satisfy your craving.
- I think think we're going to give some artichokes a try.
- It kind of looks like Lotus flowers or artichokes.
- And she also let us eat artichoke.
- The same thing can happen with mushrooms or when you peel artichokes.
Examples
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Let's start with the artichoke dip.
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And the Sea Scallops with Pureed Artichoke Hearts.
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I was watching and she had the artichoke dip.
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We ordered artichoke dip, and I ordered pasta.
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I also love artichoke hearts, OK toppings on my pizza.
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Smoked oysters, artichoke hearts, imported chocolate.
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Highway 5 seemed to stretch on forever, past fields of spiky artichoke plants and a grove of windmills.
Fiction book (1995) -
Lamb, red potatoes, and artichokes peeled down to the hearts.
Fiction book (1997) -
Cajun style and fillets of sole stuffed with mussels, mushrooms, and artichoke hearts.
Fiction book (1990) -
You can enjoy a delicious artichoke as a healthy vegetable side dish.
Synonyms
A Mediterranean plant with a large edible flower head called the artichoke
A large plant with a round, spiky flower head eaten as a vegetable
A plant with a large edible flower head that is grown for food
Compounds
How Edible
Surface Forms
Etymology
Artichoke came into English from Italian, and that Italian name came from Arabic al-kharshūf. A helpful image is the plant's 'thorny head' that you peel away to reach the soft, edible heart, and that is why artichoke means a large, edible flower head often eaten as a vegetable.