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/ˈkæɹəˌweɪ/ · noun
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.).
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
Use caraway when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Caraway means 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.).
Common synonyms include Persian cumin, carum carvi.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Caraway has a reputed aphrodisiac virtue. It is frequently mentioned in Oriental love manuals.
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