carob
pronunciation
How to pronounce carob in British English:
UK [ˈkærəb]
How to pronounce carob in American English:
US [ˈkærəb]
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- Noun:
- long pod containing small beans and sweetish edible pulp; used as animal feed and source of a chocolate substitute
- evergreen Mediterranean tree with edible pods; the biblical carob
- powder from the ground seeds and pods of the carob tree; used as a chocolate substitute
Word Origin
- carob (n.)
- 1540s, from French carobe, ultimately from Arabic kharrub "locust bean pod" (also in Persian as khirnub), perhaps from Assyrian kharubu or Aramaic kharubha "carob tree, carob," related to Hebrew harubh.
Example
- 1. Then , gently stir in the carob chips .
- 2. The carob is also known as the locust tree .
- 3. Any of several similar or related trees , such as the honey locust or the carob .
- 4. Evergreen mediterranean tree with edible pods ; the biblical carob .
- 5. Hey , everyone . Rebekah 's made carob brownies . Come on .