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Why does the name 'Jerusalem artichoke' come from the Italian word 'girasole'?
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That some anthropologists, cultural and social historians, etymologists and linguists, and sociologists believe that Italian immigrants to the United States of America recognized the artichoke taste of the tuber and the sunflower look of the flowers of Jerusalem artichokes is a reason why the name Jerusalem artichoke comes from the Italian word girasole. The North American native in question (Helianthus tuberosus) may have its name because of Italian-accented English affecting a change from girasole ("sunflower"), pronounced DJEE-ra-SO-ley," into Jerusalem. The artichoke and the sunflower share membership in the Asteraceae (daisy) plant family.
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Jerusalem Artichoke Jerusalem artickoke don't come from Jerusalem and their not artichokes either. they are actually related to sunflowers!
What country does the word artichoke come from?
It comes from Italian articiocco, ultimately from Arabic al-khurshuf
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your butt
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From Northern Italian 'articiocco' adopted from Arabic al-hursufa or al kharshuf. The Old Spanish word is alcarchofa also taken from Arabic
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