alcaucil

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Spanish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Andalusian Arabic الْقَبْسِيل (al-qabsīl), from a form *capicella from Medieval Latin capitia from Latin caput (head). Doublet of jefe and cabo.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Spain) /alkauˈθil/ [al.kau̯ˈθil]
  • IPA(key): (Latin America) /alkauˈsil/ [al.kau̯ˈsil]

Noun

alcaucil m (plural alcauciles)

  1. (Argentina, Southern Spain) artichoke (vegetable)
    Synonym: alcachofa

Further reading

References

  • Corriente, Federico (2008) “alcaucil”, in Dictionary of Arabic and Allied Loanwords. Spanish, Portuguese, Catalan, Galician and Kindred Dialects (Handbook of Oriental Studies; 97), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 81