caraway
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See also: Caraway
English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle English caraway, carewey, carwey, from Medieval Latin carui, from Arabic كَرَاوِيَا (karāwiyā), via Aramaic from Ancient Greek καρώ (karṓ), κάρον (káron, “caraway”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈkæɹəˌweɪ/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈkæɹəˌweɪ/, /ˈkɛɹəˌweɪ/
Audio (Southern England) (file)
Noun[edit]
caraway (countable and uncountable, plural caraways)
- A biennial plant, Carum carvi, native to Europe and Asia, mainly grown for its seed to be used as a culinary spice.
- The seed-like fruit of the caraway plant.
- A cake or sweetmeat containing caraway seeds.
- 1897, Imogen Clark, Will Shakespeare's Little Lad:
- I'll eat her marchpane and her caraways
- 1916, The Country Gentleman:
- the housewife of today can surely match the skill of those of three centuries ago and make "caraways” or cheesecakes
Synonyms[edit]
Derived terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
plant
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seed/fruit
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Further reading[edit]
- caraway on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- “caraway”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
- “caraway”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
Middle English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Medieval Latin carui, from Arabic كَرَاوِيَّا (karāwiyyā), via Aramaic from Ancient Greek καρώ (karṓ), κάρον (káron, “caraway”). Doublet of carvi.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
caraway (uncountable)
Descendants[edit]
- English: caraway
References[edit]
- “carewei, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-04-26.
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