English Explanatory Dictionary

carob

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An evergreen shrub or tree, Ceratonia siliqua, native to the Mediterranean region.
  2. The fruit of that tree.
  3. A sweet chocolate-like confection made with the pulp of the fruit.

Pronunciation

/ˈkæɹəb/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-carob.wav

Word forms

carob carobs

Etymology

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

Synonyms

St. John's bread

Derived words

black carob carob bean carob gum

Translations

Arabic: خَرُّوب Bulgarian: рожков Catalan: garrofer Czech: rohovník obecný Danish: johannesbrød Dutch: johannesbroodboom Esperanto: karobujo Esperanto: ceratonio Finnish: johanneksenleipäpuu French: caroubier Galician: alverxón Galician: alfarrobeira German: Johannisbrotbaum Greek: χαρουπιά Greek: κερατονία η έλλοβος Ancient Greek: κερατωνία Cypriot Greek: τερατσιά Hebrew: חָרוּב Hungarian: szentjánoskenyérfa Irish: carúb Italian: carrubo Japanese: 蝗豆 Latin: cerōnia Macedonian: рогач Norwegian: johannesbrødtre Occitan: carrobièr Persian: خرنوب Persian: کبر Persian: خارسم Portuguese: alfarrobeira Romanian: roșcov Russian: рожко́вое де́рево Serbo-Croatian: ро̀га̄ч Serbo-Croatian: rògāč Sicilian: carruva Spanish: algarrobo Swedish: johannesbröd Turkish: keçiboynuzu Venetan: carober
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