- carob car·ob n
- ['kærəb]
carrubo
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carob car·ob n
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Carob — Car ob, n. [Cf. F. caroube fruit of the carob tree, Sp. garrobo, al garrobo, carob tree, fr. Ar. kharr[=u]b, Per. Kharn[=u]b. Cf. {Clgaroba}.] 1. (Bot.) An evergreen leguminous tree ({Ceratania Siliqua}) found in the countries bordering the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
carob bean — Carob Car ob, n. [Cf. F. caroube fruit of the carob tree, Sp. garrobo, al garrobo, carob tree, fr. Ar. kharr[=u]b, Per. Kharn[=u]b. Cf. {Clgaroba}.] 1. (Bot.) An evergreen leguminous tree ({Ceratania Siliqua}) found in the countries bordering the … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
carob tree — Carob Car ob, n. [Cf. F. caroube fruit of the carob tree, Sp. garrobo, al garrobo, carob tree, fr. Ar. kharr[=u]b, Per. Kharn[=u]b. Cf. {Clgaroba}.] 1. (Bot.) An evergreen leguminous tree ({Ceratania Siliqua}) found in the countries bordering the … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
carob — car·ob kar əb n 1) a Mediterranean evergreen leguminous tree (Ceratonia siliqua) with racemose red flowers 2) a carob pod also its sweet pulp * * * car·ob (karґəb) [Ar. al kharrubah] 1. Ceratonia siliqua. 2. the finely pulverized meal of the … Medical dictionary
car|at — «KAR uht», noun. 1. a unit of weight for precious stones, equal to gram or 200 milligrams. 2. one 24th part of gold in an alloy: »A gold ring of 18 carats is 18 parts pure gold and 6 parts alloy. Abbr: kt. Also, karat. ╂[< Middle French carat… … Useful english dictionary
car|ob — «KAR uhb», noun. 1. an evergreen tree of the pea family grown in the Mediterranean region and occasionally in the southern United States; the locust; algarroba. 2. Also, carob bean. a long, flat, hornlike pod of this tree, containing hard seeds… … Useful english dictionary
carob — car|ob [ˈkærəb] n [U] [Date: 1500 1600; : French; Origin: carobe, from Medieval Latin carrubium, from Arabic kharrubah] the fruit of a Mediterranean tree, which tastes similar to chocolate … Dictionary of contemporary English
carob — car|ob [ kerəb ] noun uncount a sweet brown powder that tastes like chocolate and is made from the seeds of a Mediterranean tree … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
carob — car·ob … English syllables
carob — car•ob [[t]ˈkær əb[/t]] n. 1) pln a Mediterranean tree, Ceratonia siliqua, of the legume family, bearing long leathery pods containing sweet edible pulp 2) pln the pod of this tree 3) coo the pulp of the pods, often ground into a powder and used… … From formal English to slang
car·ob — /ˈkerəb/ noun [noncount] : the fruit of a Mediterranean tree that can be prepared to taste similar to chocolate and is used in various foods often used before another noun carob beans/pods carob powder … Useful english dictionary
