carob

Meanings

• noun

  A sweet edible fruit obtained from the carob tree.

• noun

  A brown, sweet, sticky substance obtained from the carob pod.

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Synonyms

St. John's bread , locust bean

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with carob
nob , job , dob , gob

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Variants

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carob , carobs

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Etymology

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The name 'carob' comes from the Greek word 'karobos' meaning 'nut' or 'pod'.

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Trivia

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1. Carob trees can live up to 500 years.

2. Carob was used as a sweetener in ancient Egypt and was known as the 'sweet bread of the Nile'.

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Related Concepts

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1. locust bean: Another name for the carob bean.

2. stylos: An ancient Greek unit of measurement equivalent to about 1.1 liters, named after the carob tree.

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Culture

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Carob has been used as a sweetener since ancient times, particularly in Mediterranean countries. It was also used as a currency in ancient Greece due to its durability and sweet taste. In literature, carob is mentioned in 'The Odyssey' as one of the foods offered to Odysseus by Circe.

How to Memorize "carob"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a brown, sweet, sticky substance that comes from a pod. Visualize the carob tree and its fruit.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'carob' with 'sweet' and 'sticky'. Remember it's a fruit that has been used as a sweetener.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a mnemonic by remembering that 'C' is for 'Carob' and 'S' is for 'Sweet'.

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