topinambour

English

Alternative forms

• topinambou

Etymology

Borrowed from French topinambour.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tɒpɪˈnæmbuːɹ/

Noun

topinambour (plural topinambours)

2. Synonym of Jerusalem artichoke (the plant or its tuber).

French

Etymology

From earlier plural forms topinambaux or topinambaulx, from Old Tupi tupinambá, the name of a South American tribe where the plant was thought to have originated, 1650s.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tɔ.pi.nɑ̃.buʁ/

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Noun

topinambour m (plural topinambours)

1. Jerusalem artichoke (Helianthus tuberosus)

   Synonyms: artichaut de Jérusalem, artichaut du Canada, soleil vivace

Descendants

• → German: Topinambur
• → Italian: topinambur
• → Portuguese: tupinambor, tupinambo

Further reading

• “topinambour”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012
• topinambour on the French Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^fr