caroube

French

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French carobe, from Medieval Latin carrubium, from Arabic خَرُّوب (ḵarrūb).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ka.ʁub/

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• Rhymes: -ub

Noun

caroube f (plural caroubes)

1. carob (fruit)

Derived terms

• caroubier (“carob tree”)

Further reading

• “caroube”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.