cacòcciula

Sicilian

Alternative forms

• cacòcciulu, carciòffula

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

cacòcciula f (plural cacòcciuli)

1. artichoke

Descendants

• → Maltese: qaqoċċ