CAROB


Meaning of CAROB in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈker-əb, ˈka-rəb ]

noun

Etymology: Middle French carobe, from Medieval Latin carrubium, from Arabic kharrūba

Date: 1548

1. : a Mediterranean evergreen leguminous tree ( Ceratonia siliqua ) with racemose red flowers

2. : a pod of the carob tree or its sweet pulp having a flavor similar to that of chocolate

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.