Meaning of Caraway | Babel Free
ˈkæɹəˌweɪDefinitions
- A surname.
- 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.)
- The seed-like fruit of the caraway plant.
- A cake or sweetmeat containing caraway seeds.
Equivalents
Български
ким
Čeština
kmín
Cymraeg
carwy
Dansk
kommen
Deutsch
Kümmel
Ελληνικά
αγριοκύμινο
Suomi
kumina
Français
carvi
Gàidhlig
carbhaidh
Magyar
kömény
Հայերեն
չաման
Bahasa Indonesia
jintan
Íslenska
kúmen
日本語
葛縷子
ქართული
კვლიავი
Latina
carui
Македонски
ким
Bahasa Melayu
jintan
Polski
kminek
Română
chimen
Русский
тмин
Slovenčina
rasca
Shqip
qimnon
Svenska
kummin
తెలుగు
కారవి
ไทย
ยี่หร่า
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.
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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