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carob

noun · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • /ˈkæɹəb/
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  • CMU ARPABET: K EH1 R AH0 B Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

An evergreen shrub or tree, Ceratonia siliqua, native to the Mediterranean region.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: bean tree, St. John's bread

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

The fruit of this tree.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

A sweet chocolatelike confection made with the pulp of the fruit of this tree.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

powder from the ground seeds and pods of the carob tree; used as a chocolate substitute

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: carob powder, Saint-John's-bread

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: foodstuff, food product

5

noun

Meaning 5

evergreen Mediterranean tree with edible pods; the biblical carob

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: carob tree, carob bean tree, algarroba, Ceratonia siliqua

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: bean tree

6

noun

Meaning 6

long pod containing small beans and sweetish edible pulp; used as animal feed and source of a chocolate substitute

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: carob bean, algarroba bean, algarroba, locust bean, locust pod

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: bean

History

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French carobe, from Arabic خَرُّوب (ḵarrūb), from Classical Syriac ܚܪܘܒܐ (ḥarrūḇā).

Across languages

Translations

87 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: خَرُّوب (ḵarrūb) — tree
  • Bulgarian: рожков (rožkov) — tree
  • Catalan: garrofer — tree
  • Czech: rohovník obecný — tree
  • Danish: johannesbrød — tree
  • Dutch: johannesbroodboom — tree
  • Esperanto: karobujo — tree
  • Esperanto: ceratonio — tree
  • Finnish: johanneksenleipäpuu — tree
  • French: caroubier — tree
  • Galician: alverxón — tree
  • Galician: alfarrobeira — tree
  • German: Johannisbrotbaum — tree
  • Greek: χαρουπιά (charoupiá) — tree
  • Greek: κερατονία η έλλοβος (keratonía i éllovos) — tree
  • Ancient Greek: κερατωνία (keratōnía) — tree
  • Cypriot Greek: τερατσιά (teratsiá) — tree
  • Hebrew: חָרוּב (ḥaruv) — tree
  • Hungarian: szentjánoskenyérfa — tree
  • Irish: carúb — tree
  • Italian: carrubo — tree
  • Japanese: 蝗豆 (inagomame) — tree
  • Latin: cerōnia — tree
  • Macedonian: рогач (rogač) — tree
  • Norwegian: johannesbrødtre — tree
  • Occitan: carrobièr — tree
  • Persian: خرنوب (xarnub) — tree
  • Persian: کبر (kabar) — tree
  • Persian: خارسم (xârsam) — tree
  • Portuguese: alfarrobeira — tree
  • Romanian: roșcov — tree
  • Russian: рожко́вое де́рево (rožkóvoje dérevo) — tree
  • Serbo-Croatian: ро̀га̄ч — tree
  • Serbo-Croatian: rògāč — tree
  • Sicilian: carruva — tree
  • Spanish: algarrobo — tree
  • Swedish: johannesbröd — tree
  • Turkish: keçiboynuzu — tree
  • Turkish: harnup — tree
  • Venetan: carober — tree
  • Arabic: خَرُّوب (ḵarrūb) — fruit
  • Bulgarian: рожков (rožkov) — fruit
  • Catalan: garrofa — fruit
  • Catalan: garrova — fruit
  • Czech: karob — fruit
  • Czech: svatojánský chléb — fruit
  • Danish: johannesbrød — fruit
  • Dutch: johannesbrood — fruit
  • Esperanto: karobo — fruit
  • Finnish: johanneksenleipä — fruit
  • French: caroube — fruit
  • Galician: beza — fruit
  • Galician: alfarroba — fruit
  • German: Johannisbrot — fruit
  • Greek: χαρούπι (charoúpi) — fruit
  • Greek: ξυλοκέρατο (xylokérato) — fruit
  • Ancient Greek: κεράτιον (kerátion) — fruit
  • Cypriot Greek: τεράτσι (terátsi) — fruit
  • Hebrew: חָרוּב (ḥaruv) — fruit
  • Hungarian: szentjánoskenyér — fruit
  • Irish: carúb — fruit
  • Italian: carruba — fruit
  • Japanese: 蝗豆 (inagomame) — fruit
  • Ladino: harova — fruit
  • Latin: cerātium — fruit
  • Macedonian: рогач (rogač) — fruit
  • Occitan: carróbia — fruit
  • Persian: خرنوب (xarnub) — fruit
  • Persian: کروزه (kavarze) — fruit
  • Portuguese: alfarroba — fruit
  • Romanian: roșcovă — fruit
  • Russian: рожо́к (rožók) — fruit
  • Serbo-Croatian: ро̀га̄ч — fruit
  • Serbo-Croatian: rògāč — fruit
  • Sicilian: carruva — fruit
  • Spanish: algarroba — fruit
  • Swedish: johannesbröd — fruit
  • Turkish: keçiboynuzu — fruit
  • Turkish: harnup — fruit
  • Venetan: caròba — fruit
  • Yiddish: באָקסער (bokser) — fruit
  • Catalan: farina de garrofa — chocolate-like confection
  • Czech: karob — chocolate-like confection
  • Greek: χαρουπόμελο (charoupómelo) — chocolate-like confection
  • Cypriot Greek: τερατσόμελο (teratsómelo) — chocolate-like confection
  • Irish: carúb — chocolate-like confection
  • Spanish: harina de algarrobo — chocolate-like confection