caraway

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Jump to navigation Jump to search
See also: Caraway

English

[edit]
caraway, habitat
caraway seeds

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]

Noun

[edit]

caraway (countable and uncountable, plural caraways)

  1. A biennial plant, Carum carvi, native to Europe and Asia, mainly grown for its seed to be used as a culinary spice.
  2. The seed-like fruit of the caraway plant.
  3. 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]

Further reading

[edit]

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]
  • IPA(key): /ˈkarwiː/, /ˈkarəˌwiː/, /-wɛi̯/

Noun

[edit]

caraway (uncountable)

  1. Caraway or its seed.
    Synonym: carvi

Descendants

[edit]
  • English: caraway
  • Scots: carvy

References

[edit]