Caraway
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈkæɹəˌweɪ/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Caraway is a noun meaning The seed-like fruit of the caraway plant.
Meaning
The seed-like fruit of the caraway plant.
More Meanings
- A cake or sweetmeat containing caraway seeds.
- 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.)
Example Sentences
I'll eat her marchpane and her caraways
Caraway has a reputed aphrodisiac virtue. It is frequently mentioned in Oriental love manuals.
the housewife of today can surely match the skill of those of three centuries ago and make "caraways” or cheesecakes
Word Forms
- caraways
- carraway
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include cumin, pill, carraway, carom, celery, carrot.
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