caraway
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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