malcachofas
n.— «My crew calls milk thistles “malcachofas,” which is their pun on mal, the Spanish word for bad, and alcachofa, Spanish for artichoke.» —“Smiling over spilled milk” by Andy Griffin Santa Cruz Sentinel (California) Mar. 9, 2005. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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