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Meaning of Carrot | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1 Standard
ˈkæɹ.ət

Definitions

  1. A vegetable with a nutritious, juicy, sweet root that is often orange in colour, Daucus carota, family Apiaceae, especially the subspecies sativus.
    countable, uncountable
  2. A shade of orange similar to the flesh of most carrots (also called carrot orange).
    countable, uncountable
  3. Any motivational tool; an incentive to do something.
    countable, figuratively, uncountable
  4. Someone from a rural background.
    UK, countable, derogatory, slang, uncountable
  5. A police officer from somewhere within the British Isles, but specifically outside of Greater London.
    UK, countable, slang, uncountable
  6. A redhead; a ginger-haired person
    countable, slang, uncountable

Equivalents

Afrikaans wortel
العربية الجزر جزر جعدة خيزو زرودية
Azərbaycanca kök yerkökü
Беларуская морква
Български морков
বাংলা গাজর
Bosanski kasir mrkva repa šargarepa мрква
Català carrota pastanaga pastenaga safanòria
Čeština cukr mrkev
Cymraeg moron
Dansk gulerod
Deutsch Burkane gelbe ruam gelbe Rübe Karotte Möhre Mohrrübe Rübe Rüebli
Ελληνικά καροτί καρότο
Esperanto karoto
Español zanahoria
Eesti porgand
Euskara azenario
فارسی زردک گزر هویج
Suomi käretsi porkkana porkkananpunainen porkkananpunainen
Vosa Vakaviti kareti
Français carotte
Gaeilge cairéad meacan dearg
Gàidhlig curran
Galego cenoria
ગુજરાતી ગાજર
עברית גזר
हिन्दी गज़र गाजर
Hrvatski kasir mrkva repa šargarepa мрква
Magyar répa sárgarépa
Հայերեն գազար ստեպղին
Bahasa Indonesia wortel
Íslenska gulrót
Italiano carota
日本語 にんしん 人参 参
ქართული სტაფილო
Қазақша сәбіз
ខ្មែរ ការ៉ុត
한국어 닌진 당근 홍당무
Kurdî kok kok
Кыргызча сабиз
Latina carota daucum
Lëtzebuergesch Muert Wuerzel
Lietuvių morka
Latviešu burkāns
Malagasy karaoty
Македонски морков
Монгол лууван шар лууван
मराठी गाजर
Bahasa Melayu lobak merah wortel
Malti karrotta zunnarija
မြန်မာဘာသာ မုန်လာဥနီ မုန်လာဥဝါ
नेपाली गाजर्
Nederlands peen wortel
ଓଡ଼ିଆ ଗାଜର
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਗਾਜਰ
Polski marchew marchewka marchewkowy morkwa
Português cenoura
Română carotă morcov
Русский морква́ морковка морковь
Slovenčina mrkva
Slovenščina korenje mrkev
Српски kasir mrkva repa šargarepa мрква шаргарепа
Svenska morot
Kiswahili karoti
தமிழ் கேரட்
Тоҷикӣ бехӣ сабзӣ
ไทย แครอท แคร์รอต
ትግርኛ ካሮቲ
Türkmençe käşir
Tagalog asanorya karot
Türkçe havuç keşir
Українська морква морквяний пряник
اردو گاجر گزر
Tiếng Việt cà rốt
Wolof karoot
IsiXhosa umnqathe
Yorùbá karọọti
中文 ji̋n-jín li̋n-chín li̋n-jím lîn-jín хуонлуәбу 山蘿蔔 /山萝卜 番蘿蔔 /番萝卜 紅菜頭 /红菜头 紅蘿蔔 /红萝卜 紅蘿蔔仔 /红萝卜仔 胡蘿蔔 /胡萝卜 蘿蔔 /萝卜 蘿蔔菜 /萝卜菜

Examples

“In general, beets, carrots, and turnips are all of aphrodisiac value in erotic dietary.”
“Essentially, lawmakers replaced the sticks with carrots.”
“In 2022, when the Biden administration finally succeeded in passing a major climate bill, it consisted almost entirely of carrots—tax credits and subsidies for green energy.”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

carrot and stick carrot bacon carrot bag carrot beetle carrot cake carrot cruncher

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