carob

English
carob tree (1)
carob fruits (2)
carob confection (3)

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French carobe, from Arabic خَرُّوب‎ (ḵarrūb), from Classical Syriac ܚܪܘܒܐ‎ (ḥarrūḇā).

Noun

carob (countable and uncountable, plural carobs)

  1. An evergreen shrub or tree, Ceratonia siliqua, native to the Mediterranean region.
    Synonym: St. John's bread
  2. The fruit of that tree.
    Synonym: locust bean
  3. A sweet chocolate-like confection made with the pulp of the fruit.

Translations

Further reading

Anagrams
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.