carob

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Scrabble points
9
Words With Friends
11
Letters
5
Pronunciation
/ˈkæɹəb/

Definition of carob

3 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (countable, uncountable)An evergreen shrub or tree, Ceratonia siliqua, native to the Mediterranean region.
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noun

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

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Etymology

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

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