caraway

Definition

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.)

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”).

Example Sentences

• "Caraway has a reputed aphrodisiac virtue. It is frequently mentioned in Oriental love manuals."
• "I'll eat her marchpane and her caraways"
• "the housewife of today can surely match the skill of those of three centuries ago and make "caraways” or cheesecakes"