Wiktionary

cacòcciula

Sicilian edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

From older Sicilian *cacoccia, from Arabic خُرْشُوف (ḵuršūf). Based on the forms *carsoffa (*carsòffula) that gave palatized *carcioffa (carciòffula), then another metathetic *carcoccia (carcòcciula).[1] Compare Spanish alcachofa, Portuguese alcachofra, Catalan carxofa, Italian carciofo.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /kaˈkɔt.t͡ʃu.la/
  • Hyphenation: ca‧còc‧ciu‧la

Noun edit

cacòcciula f (plural cacòcciuli)

  1. artichoke

Descendants edit

  • → Maltese: qaqoċċ

References edit

  1. ^ “Archived copy”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name)‎[1], 2021 October 11 (last accessed), archived from the original on 18 December 2020
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