carob
An evergreen shrub or tree, Ceratonia siliqua, native to the Mediterranean regionAn evergreen shrub or tree, Ceratonia siliqua, native to the Mediterranean region.
» The carob is a fruit very answered in Kabylie.
Meaning
3 senses(countable, uncountable)An evergreen shrub or tree, Ceratonia siliqua, native to the Mediterranean region.
evergreen Mediterranean tree with edible pods; the biblical carob
(countable, uncountable)The fruit of this tree.
Johannisbrot, Johannisbrotbaum
рожо́кrožók, рожко́вое де́ревоrožkóvoje dérevo
(countable, uncountable)A sweet chocolatelike confection made with the pulp of the fruit of this tree.
Examples
1 sentencesThe carob is a fruit very answered in Kabylie.
Translations
7 languagesBy meaning 2
By meaning 2
Origin
Borrowed from Middle French carobe, from Arabic خَرُّوب (ḵarrūb), from Classical Syriac ܚܪBorrowed from Middle French carobe, from Arabic خَرُّوب (ḵarrūb), from Classical Syriac ܚܪܘܒܐ (ḥarrūḇā).
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Forms
plural: carobsSynonyms
12 synonyms- powder from the ground seeds and pods of the carob tree; used as a chocolate substitute:carob powderSaint-John-ap-s-bread
- evergreen Mediterranean tree with edible pods; the biblical carob:carob treecarob bean treealgarrobaCeratonia siliqua
- long pod containing small beans and sweetish edible pulp; used as animal feed and source of a chocolate substitute:carob beanalgarroba beanalgarrobalocust beanlocust pod
Word family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable