Definition of 'carrot'
Word forms: carrots
1. variable noun
Carrots are long, thin, orange-colored vegetables. They grow under the ground, and have green
shoots above the ground.
2. countable noun
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carrot in American English
noun
1.
2.
3.
something offered as a tantalizing but
deceptive
inducement,
like a carrot dangled before a donkey's
nose
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carrot in British English
noun
1.
an
umbelliferous plant, Daucus carota sativa, with
finely
divided leaves and
flat
clusters of small
white flowers
See also
wild carrotCollins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers
Word origin
C16: from Old French carotte, from Late Latin carōta, from Greek karōton; perhaps related to Greek karē head
Word Frequency
carrot in Hospitality
(kærət)
Word forms: (regular plural) carrots
noun
(Hospitality (hotel): Food and drink, vegetables)
Carrots are long, thin, orange-colored vegetables.
The salad contains lettuce, tomatoes, carrots and onions.
The ham is served with a colorful blend of orange carrots and green peas.
Prepare the salad with red tomatoes, green leaves, and bright orange carrots.
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carrot
British English: carrot
/ˈkærət/ NOUN
Carrots are long, thin, orange-coloured vegetables that grow under the ground.
- American English: carrot
- Arabic: جَزَر
- Brazilian Portuguese: cenoura
- Chinese: 胡萝卜
- Croatian: mrkva
- Czech: mrkev
- Danish: gulerod
- Dutch: wortel
- European Spanish: zanahoria
- Finnish: porkkana
- French: carotte
- German: Karotte
- Greek: καρότο
- Italian: carota
- Japanese: ニンジン
- Korean: 당근
- Norwegian: gulrot
- Polish: marchew
- European Portuguese: cenoura
- Romanian: morcov
- Russian: морковь
- Spanish: zanahoria
- Swedish: morot
- Thai: แครอท
- Turkish: havuç
- Ukrainian: морква
- Vietnamese: củ cà rốt
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