caraway
nounUK /ˈkæɹəˌweɪ/ · US /ˈkæɹəˌweɪ/
Etymology From Middle English caraway, carewey, carwey, from Medieval Latin carui, from Arabic كَرَاوِيَا (karāwiyā), via Aramaic from Ancient Greek καρώ (karṓ), κάρον (káron, “caraway”).
1
A biennial plant of species Carum carvi, native to Europe and Asia, mainly grown for its seed to be used as a culinary spice.
- Caraway has a reputed aphrodisiac virtue. It is frequently mentioned in Oriental love manuals.1961, Harry E. Wedeck, Dictionary of Aphrodisiacs, New York: The Citadel Press, page 56:
2
The seed-like fruit of the caraway plant.
3
A cake or sweetmeat containing caraway seeds.
- I'll eat her marchpane and her caraways1897, Imogen Clark, Will Shakespeare's Little Lad:
- the housewife of today can surely match the skill of those of three centuries ago and make "caraways” or cheesecakes1916, The Country Gentleman:
- Synonyms
- Persian cumin
- Derived terms
- black caraway, caraway seed bread, caraway thyme