Definitions for caraway

caraway car·a·way

Spelling: [kar-uh-wey]
IPA: /ˈkær əˌweɪ/

Caraway is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 15 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 15 points.

You can make 60 anagrams from letters in caraway (aaacrwy).

Definitions for caraway

noun

  1. a plant, Carum carvi, of the parsley family, native to Europe, having finely divided leaves and umbels of white or pinkish flowers.
  2. Also called caraway seed. the aromatic seedlike fruit of this plant, used in cooking and medicine.
  3. Hattie Ophelia Wyatt, 1878–1950, U.S. politician: first elected woman senator, from Arkansas, 1932.

Origin of caraway

1325-75; Middle English car(a)wai, variant of carwy Medieval Latin carui Arabic karawiyā ≪ Greek káron caraway

Examples for caraway

The seeds are sweet-savoured, something like those of the caraway, but more potent.

They were coming to see her, and wanted some caraway cookies!

They were Fennel, Dill, and caraway, and similar in growth and seed.

The raising of caraway, coriander, and teazel is almost peculiar to this county.

Please make us some caraway cookies if not too much trouble.

caraway seeds or ginger can be added, to vary these at pleasure.

The Decatur has gone to caraway to protect the missionaries there.

A teaspoonful of caraway seed is sometimes added to Rye Muffins.

It may be made by the action of iodine on oil of caraway or on camphor.

The oil of caraway is extracted from the seeds of the carum carui.

Word Value for caraway
Scrable

15

Words with friends

15

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