karwij

Dutch

Carum carvi

Etymology

From Middle Dutch carvi, from Medieval Latin carvi, carui, from Arabic كَرَاوِيَا (karāwiyā), from Aramaic, from Ancient Greek κάρον (káron).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɑrˈʋɛi̯/

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• Hyphenation: kar‧wij
• Rhymes: -ɛi̯
• Homophone: karwei

Noun

karwij f (uncountable)

1. caraway (Carum carvi)

   Synonym: kummel

Descendants

• Afrikaans: karwy

Further reading

• karwij on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^nl