carob

/ˈkæɹəb/

carob

English Noun

Definition

An evergreen shrub or tree, Ceratonia siliqua, native to the Mediterranean region.

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French carobe, from Arabic خَرُّوب (ḵarrūb), from Classical Syriac ܚܪܘܒܐ (ḥarrūḇā).