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əb noun
1.
a Mediterranean tree, Ceratonia siliqua, of the legume family, bearing long, leathery pods containing hard seeds and sweet, edible pulp.
2.
Also called St. John's-bread, algarroba, locust bean. the pod of this tree, the source of various foodstuffs, including a substitute for chocolate, as well as substances having several industrial uses, and sometimes used as food for animals.
3.
a powder made from the ground pods and seeds of this tree and used in cooking, especially as a substitute for chocolate.
Origin:
1540–50; < Middle French carobe < Medieval Latin carrūbium < Arabic kharrūb bean-pods, carobs
1540–50; < Middle French carobe < Medieval Latin carrūbium < Arabic kharrūb bean-pods, carobs
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| —n | |
| 1. | Also called: algarroba an evergreen leguminous Mediterranean tree, Ceratonia siliqua, with compound leaves and edible pods |
| 2. | algarroba, Also called: Saint John's bread the long blackish sugary pod of this tree, used as a substitute for chocolate and for animal fodder |
| [C16: from Old French carobe, from Medieval Latin carrūbium, from Arabic al kharrūbah] | |
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Word Origin & History
carob
1548, from Fr. carobe, ult. from Arabic kharrub "locust bean pod" (also in Pers. khirnub), from Assyr. kharubu.
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