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artichoke

الخُرْشُوف

al-kharshūf

Through Old Spanish alcarchofa and northern Italian articiocco – the Arabic article al- hides in the first letters.

Meaning in Arabic
artichoke
Arabic today says
الخُرْشُوف
The path between languagesal-kharshūf → alcarchofa → articiocco → artichoke

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