Etymology

carvone

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Today it means: A terpenoid found naturally in many essential oils, most abundant in the oils from seeds of caraway and dill. Full definition →

Arabic كَرَاوِيَا
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  1. Arabic · derived fromكَرَاوِيَا
  2. English todaycarvone

From Latin carui (“caraway”) + -one, from Arabic كَرَاوِيَا (karāwiyā)).

Words from the same roots

Arabicكَرَاوِيَا all →

caraway

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.