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Meaning of Caraway | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
ˈkæɹəˌweɪ

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.)
  3. The seed-like fruit of the caraway plant.
  4. A cake or sweetmeat containing caraway seeds.

Equivalents

Български ким
Bosanski kim ким
Čeština kmín
Cymraeg carwy
Dansk kommen
Deutsch Kümmel
Ελληνικά αγριοκύμινο
Español alcaravea carvis
Suomi kumina
Français carvi
Gàidhlig carbhaidh
Hrvatski kim ким
Magyar kömény
Հայերեն չաման
Bahasa Indonesia jintan
Íslenska kúmen
日本語 葛縷子
ქართული კვლიავი
Latina carui
Македонски ким
Bahasa Melayu jintan
Nederlands karwij karwijzaad
Polski kminek
Português alcaravia cariz cominho
Română chimen
Русский тмин
Slovenčina rasca
Shqip qimnon
Српски kim ким
Svenska kummin
తెలుగు కారవి

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”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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