Main Entry: car·ob

Pronunciation: \ˈker-əb, ˈka-rəb\

Function: noun

Etymology: Middle French carobe, from Medieval Latin carrubium, from Arabic kharrūba

Date: 1548

1 : a Mediterranean evergreen leguminous tree (Ceratonia siliqua) with racemose red flowers
2 : a pod of the carob tree or its sweet pulp having a flavor similar to that of chocolate