caraway

[医] 藏茴香, 莨蒿

发音

UK /ˈkæɹəˌweɪ/
其它
US /ˈkæɹəˌweɪ/
US /ˈkɛɹəˌweɪ/

词形变化

caraways 复数 caraways

别名

carraway

释义与例句

n.
  1. 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. (The convention of putting caraway seeds into rye bread sometimes causes confusion about so-called rye seeds.)

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  2. 2.

    The seed-like fruit of the caraway plant.

    葛缕子

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  3. 3.

    A cake or sweetmeat containing caraway seeds.

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词源

From Middle English caraway, carewey, carwey, from Medieval Latin carui, from Arabic كَرَاوِيَا (karāwiyā), via Aramaic from Ancient Greek καρώ (karṓ), κάρον (káron, “caraway”).

来源:wiktionary