Etymology

carob

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Today it means: An evergreen shrub or tree, Ceratonia siliqua, native to the Mediterranean region. Full definition →

Middle French carobe ← Arabic خَرُّوب ← Classical Syriac ܚܪܘܒܐ
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  1. Classical Syriac · derived fromܚܪܘܒܐ
  2. Arabic · derived fromخَرُّوب
  3. Middle French · borrowed fromcarobe
  4. English todaycarob

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

Words from the same roots

Arabicخَرُّوب all →

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