Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. A biennial Eurasian herb (Carum carvi) in the parsley family, having finely divided leaves and clusters of small, white or pinkish flowers.
- n. The seedlike fruit of this plant, widely used as a flavoring and seasoning in various foods. Also called caraway seed.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. A biennial plant, Carum Carui, of the natural order Umbelliferœ, with a tapering root like a parsnip, which when young is used as food, but has a very strong flavor. It is a native of Europe and Asia, and is frequently cultivated for its fruit, or so-called seeds, which have an aromatic smell and a warm pungent taste. They are used as a carminative in medicine, and for flavoring cakes, etc., and a volatile oil is obtained from them by distillation.
- n. The Nigella sativa or black caraway, a ranunculaceous plant of southern Europe, the seeds of which are aromatic and used for the same purposes as common caraway.
- n. Collectively, the seeds of the caraway.
- n. A kind of sweet cake or comfit containing caraway-seeds.
- n. A kind of apple.
Wiktionary
- n. A biennial plant, Carum carvi, native to Europe and Asia, mainly grown for its seed to be used as a culinary spice.
- n. The seed-like fruit of the caraway plant.
- n. A cake or sweetmeat containing caraway seeds.
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. (Bot.) A biennial plant of the Parsley family (Carum Carui). The seeds have an aromatic smell, and a warm, pungent taste. They are used in cookery and confectionery, and also in medicine as a carminative.
- n. A cake or sweetmeat containing caraway seeds.
WordNet 3.0
- n. a Eurasian plant with small white flowers yielding caraway seed
- n. leaves used sparingly in soups and stews
Etymologies
- French carvi, from Medieval Latin carui, from Arabic كمون, probably from Ancient Greek κύμινο (Wiktionary)
- Middle English carewei, from Old French carvi, caroi, probably from Medieval Latin carvi, carwi, ultimately from Arabic karawyā, from Greek karō. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)
Examples
“I love the idea of caraway in the scone..one of my favorite savory seasonings.”
“But here's my idea: First, the caraway is a diversion, not involved in the chemistry of the thing, I'm sure.”
“The fruits of _Carum carui_, a hardy biennial British plant, popularly known as caraway seeds, supply a volatile oil, which is carminitive and aromatic.”
“As well as a herb garden planted at the restaurant, with varieties such as caraway, anise and chervil, these Hackney front yards and parks serve as Viajante's other "garden.”
“I have made this before with spices, such as caraway, but have found that they make the beetroot quite musty...”
“Akvavit or aquavit is 80 proof vodka infused with herbs such as caraway seeds, anise, dill, fennel and coriander.”
“Hound Dog is looking for coriander and caraway seeds”
“I just returned from that grocery in Ajijic I designated as the best internationally oriented tienda in Mexico where I had ventured seeking commonplace coriander and caraway seeds I needed for a simple chicken dish based upon the principles of East Indian cuisine and they not only did not have these things but they had no idea what I was talking about.”
“No Hay." is the mantra of Mexico so I returned home and substituted cumin seeds for caraway seeds and an old garam masala mixture which contains a bit of ground coriander seed and made this exotic dish with substituted ingredients which, I must say, turned out pretty well and that, in the past decade, I have found, gets me through when I feel the urge to cook exotic foods in Mexico.”
“A first-class first-course from Daniel Humm (11 Madison Park) of "wheels" of perfectly poached and lightly pickled beets with chevre frais and caraway and John Besh's extraordinary Redfish Courtbouillon with Gulf Shrimp and Blue Crab Pearls, made from little tapioca orbs soaked in crab liquor (from restaurant August in Louisiana.)”
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