Caraway

Definitions

1. A surname.
2. A biennial plant of species Carum carvi, native to Europe and Asia, mainly grown for its seed to be used as a culinary spice. (The convention of putting caraway seeds into rye bread sometimes causes confusion about so-called rye seeds.)
   countable, uncountable
3. The seed-like fruit of the caraway plant.
   countable, uncountable
4. A cake or sweetmeat containing caraway seeds.
   countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

“Caraway has a reputed aphrodisiac virtue. It is frequently mentioned in Oriental love⟳ manuals.”

“I'll eat⟳ her marchpane and her caraways”

“the housewife of today can surely match⟳ the skill of those of three centuries ago and make⟳ "caraways” or cheesecakes”

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