Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
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- [kahrb]
- /kɑrb/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [kahrb]
- /kɑrb/
Definitions of carbs word
- abbreviation CARBS carbohydrate. 1
- verb without object carbs to eat large quantities of carbohydrates before a major physical exertion in order to store up energy (usually followed by up): Some marathon runners carb up on spaghetti the night before a race. 1
- noun carbs Plural form of carb. 1
- abbreviation CARBS carbohydrates 1
- noun plural carbs carbohydrate content in grams 1
- noun carbs plural of carb. 0
Information block about the term
Origin of carbs
First appearance:
before 1950 One of the 5% newest English words
First recorded in 1950-55; by shortening
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Carbs
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
carbs popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 75% 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".
carbs usage trend in Literature
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