different between aardvark vs artichoke

English

Wikispecies

Alternative forms

• aard-vark, erdvark

Etymology

Borrowed from Afrikaans aardvark (obsolete), erdvark, from aarde (“earth”), (from Dutch, from Middle Dutch aerde) + vark (“pig”), (from Middle Dutch varken). Early European colonists in South Africa noticed that the animal was similar to a pig, while "aarde" hints at the animal's habit of burrowing.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /???d.v??k/
• (US) IPA^(key): /???d.v??k/

Noun

aardvark (plural aardvarks)

1. The nocturnal, insectivorous, burrowing, mammal Orycteropus afer, of the order Tubulidentata, somewhat resembling a pig, common in some parts of sub-Saharan Africa. [from late 18^th c.]

   Synonyms: African anteater, antbear, ant bear, anteater, earth pig

2. (slang, particularly in the southeast US) A silly or credulous person who is prone to mistakes or blunders.

   Synonym: fool

   (The addition of quotations indicative of this usage is being sought:)

Translations

References

• Aard-vark in the Encyclopædia Britannica (11th edition, 1911)

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch aardvarken, from aarde (“earth, soil”) +? varken (“pig”).

Noun

aardvark (plural aardvarke)

1. Obsolete form of erdvark.

Portuguese

Noun

aardvark m (plural aardvarks)

1. aardvark (mammal)

   Synonyms: oricterope, porco-da-terra, jimbo, porco-formigueiro, timba, timbo

English

Etymology

From Northern Italian articiocco, from Provençal archichaut, arquichaut, from Old Spanish alcarchofa, from Andalusian Arabic ???????????? (al-?arš?f), from Arabic ???????????? (al-?urš?f), definite form of ????????? (?urš?f).

Pronunciation

• (rhotic) IPA^(key): /???.t??t???k/
• (non-rhotic) IPA^(key): /???.t??t???k/

Noun

artichoke (plural artichokes)

1. A plant related to the thistle with enlarged flower heads eaten as a vegetable while immature, Cynara cardunculus var. scolymus.
2. A dull green colour, like that of an artichoke.

Synonyms

• globe artichoke (edible variety)
• cardoon (wild variety)
• Cynara scolymus (the former taxonomic name)
• Cynara cardunculus (the currently accepted taxonomic name, which also includes cardoons)

Related terms

• Jerusalem artichoke (Helianthus tuberosus)

Derived terms

• artichoke bottom
• artichoke heart
• choke

Descendants

• ? Bengali: ??????? (haticok)
• ? Cantonese: ???(??)
• ? Hebrew: ????????
• ? Hindustani:
  • Hindi: ?????? (??icok)
  • Urdu: ?????? (??icok)
• ? Indonesian: articok
• ? Korean: ???? (atichokeu)
• ? Japanese: ????????
• ? South Levantine Arabic: ???? ?????
• ? Thai: ????????

Translations

References

• Michael Quinion (2004) , “Artichoke”, in Ballyhoo, Buckaroo, and Spuds: Ingenious Tales of Words and Their Origins, Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Books in association with Penguin Books, ?ISBN