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Schucke
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East Central German
Etymology
From gmw-ecg de Artischocke artichoke, by folk etymological misreading as Ardschocke ("Earth-Schocke") akin to de Erdapfel, and the fact that some artichoke species have edible tubers. Ultimately gmw-ecg ar خرشوف الْخُرْشُوف. Compare lt ércziukas potato.
Noun
gmw-ecg noun f plural Schucken
gmw-ecg High Prussian potato
Derived terms
gmw-ecg Schuckekeilchen Schuckflinse Schuckebrei
References
Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm. Lfg. 10 (1897), Bd. IX (1899), Sp. 1829, Z. 60.