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