girasole
- a variation of girasol.
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This word, girasole, has been singularly corrupted in England into Jerusalem; hence Jerusalem artichoke, now the common name of this plant.
From Voyages of Samuel De Champlain — Volume 02 by Otis, Charles P. (Charles Pomeroy)
The word Jerusalem is a queer cross of dialect from the Italian word girasole, meaning sunflower.
From Mrs. Wilson's Cook Book Numerous New Recipes Based on Present Economic Conditions by Wilson, Mary A.
Jerusalem artichoke has no connection with Jerusalem, but with the sunflower, "girasole."
From The Handy Cyclopedia of Things Worth Knowing A Manual of Ready Reference by Triemens, Joseph
