cacòcciula

Sicilian

Alternative forms

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)[1]. Compare Spanish alcachofa, Portuguese alcachofra, Catalan carxofa, Italian carciofo.

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

Noun

cacòcciula f (plural cacòcciuli)

  1. artichoke

Descendants
  • → Maltese: qaqoċċ

References
  1. “Archived copy”, in (please provide the title of the work)‎, accessed 11 October 2021, archived from the original on 2020-12-18
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