caraway

  • 11caraway — [14] The ultimate source of caraway is probably Greek káron ‘cumin’ (caraway and cumin seeds are very similar). Arabic borrowed the word as alkarāwiyā ‘the cumin’, and it subsequently diverged along different branches. Borrowed into medieval… …

    The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • 12caraway — [14] The ultimate source of caraway is probably Greek káron ‘cumin’ (caraway and cumin seeds are very similar). Arabic borrowed the word as alkarāwiyā ‘the cumin’, and it subsequently diverged along different branches. Borrowed into medieval… …

    Word origins

  • 13caraway — noun Etymology: Middle English, probably from Medieval Latin carvi, from Arabic karawyā, from Greek karon Date: 13th century 1. a biennial usually white flowered aromatic Old World herb (Carum carvi) of the carrot family 2. the …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 14caraway — [[t]kæ̱rəweɪ[/t]] N UNCOUNT: oft N n Caraway is a plant with strong tasting seeds that are used in cooking. Caraway seeds are often used to flavour bread and cakes …

    English dictionary

  • 15caraway — тминный caraway oil тминное масло caraway comfit тминное драже …

    English-Russian travelling dictionary

  • 16caraway — Apiaceae Apiaceae n. 1. a family of plants bearing flowers in umbels; examples are: {parsley}; {carrot}; {anise}; {caraway}; {celery}; {dill}. Syn: Umbelliferae, family {Umbelliferae}, family {Apiaceae}, carrot family [WordNet 1.5] …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 17caraway — noun a) A biennial plant, Carum carvi, native to Europe and Asia, mainly grown for its seed to be used as a culinary spice. b) The seed like fruit of the caraway plant. Syn: Persian cumin …

    Wiktionary

  • 18Caraway — Original name in latin Caraway Name in other language State code US Continent/City America/Chicago longitude 35.75813 latitude 90.32232 altitude 69 Population 1279 Date 2011 05 14 …

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  • 19caraway — [ karəweɪ] noun 1》 the seeds of a plant of the parsley family, used for flavouring and as a source of oil. 2》 the white flowered Mediterranean plant which bears caraway seeds. [Carum carvi.] Origin ME: from med. L. carui, from Arab. alkarāwiyā,… …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 20caraway — /ˈkærəweɪ / (say karuhway) noun 1. an umbelliferous condimental herb, Carum carvi, bearing aromatic seedlike fruit (caraway seeds) used in cookery and medicine. 2. the fruit or seeds. {late Middle English, from Medieval Latin carui, from Arabic… …