cacòcciula
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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]
Noun[edit]
cacòcciula f (plural cacòcciuli)
Descendants[edit]
- → Maltese: qaqoċċ
References[edit]
- ^ “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