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caraway

car·a·way
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [kar-uh-wey]
    • /ˈkær əˌweɪ/
    • /ˈkær.ə.weɪ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kar-uh-wey]
    • /ˈkær əˌweɪ/

Definitions of caraway word

  • uncountable noun caraway Caraway is a plant with strong-tasting seeds that are used in cooking. Caraway seeds are often used to flavour bread and cakes. 3
  • noun caraway an umbelliferous Eurasian plant, Carum carvi, having finely divided leaves and clusters of small whitish flowers 3
  • noun caraway a white-flowered biennial herb (Carum carvi) of the umbel family, with spicy, strong-smelling seeds 3
  • noun caraway the seeds, used as a flavoring for bread, cakes, cheese, etc., and as a carminative 3
  • noun caraway Hattie Ophelia Wyatt, 1878–1950, U.S. politician: first elected woman senator, from Arkansas, 1932. 1
  • noun caraway The seeds of a plant of the parsley family, used for flavoring and as a source of oil. 1
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Origin of caraway

First appearance:

before 1325
One of the 16% oldest English words
1325-75; Middle English car(a)wai, variant of carwy < Medieval Latin carui < Arabic karawiyā ≪ Greek káron caraway

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Parts of speech for Caraway

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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caraway popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 78% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Related words

  • kümmel

    a colorless cordial or liqueur flavored with cumin, caraway seeds, etc., made especially in the Baltic area.

  • aquavit

    a grain- or potato-based spirit from the Scandinavian countries, flavoured with aromatic seeds and spices, esp caraway

  • carvacrol

    the aromatic phenol C10H14O, found in plants of the mint family and used as a fungicide, as an antiseptic, and as a scent in perfumes

  • harissa

    a pungent paste or sauce made with chilies, garlic, cumin, caraway, coriander, paprika, and olive oil, used as a condiment and flavoring in North African and Middle Eastern cookery.

  • leyden

    a city in W Netherlands.

  • parsley family

    the plant family Umbelliferae (or Apiaceae), characterized by herbaceous plants having alternate, usually compound leaves, hollow stems, numerous small flowers borne in umbels, and dry, seedlike, often aromatic fruit, and including anise, caraway, carrot, celery, dill, parsley, parsnip, and Queen Anne's lace, as well as poisonous plants such as cowbane and water hemlock.
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