carvi

French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French carvi, borrowed from Medieval Latin carvi, from Arabic كَرَاوِيَا (karāwiyā). Doublet of chervis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kaʁ.vi/

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Noun

carvi m (plural carvis)

1. caraway (plant)
2. caraway (spice)

Further reading

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

Italian

Etymology

From Medieval Latin carui, from Arabic كَرَاوِيَا (karāwiyā), from Ancient Greek καρώ (karṓ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkar.vi/
• Rhymes: -arvi
• Hyphenation: càr‧vi

Noun

carvi m (invariable)

1. caraway (Carum carvi)

   Synonyms: cumino dei prati, comino, anice dei Vosgi

Middle English

Alternative forms

• kerva, carvy

Etymology

From Old French carvi, from Arabic كَرَاوِيَّا (karāwiyyā), from Ancient Greek καρώ (karṓ). Doublet of caraway.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkarviː/

Noun

carvi (uncountable)

1. Caraway or its seed.

Synonyms

• caraway

Descendants

• Scots: carvy, carvie, carvey

References

• “carvī, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-04-26.

Spanish

Etymology

From alcaravea.

Noun

carvi m (plural carvis)

1. caraway (seed/fruit)

Further reading

• “carvi”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10