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carrot.

A vegetable with a nutritious, juicy, sweet root that is often orange in colour, Daucus carota, family Apiaceae, especially the subspecies sativus.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈkæɹət/Received-Pronunciation/ˈkæɹət/General-American/ˈkɛɹət//ˈkæɹət/Australia

  1. A vegetable with a nutritious, juicy, sweet root that is often orange in colour, Daucus carota, family Apiaceae, especially the subspecies sativus.

    countable · uncountable

  2. A shade of orange similar to the flesh of most carrots (also called carrot orange).

    countable · uncountable

  3. Any motivational tool; an incentive to do something.

    countable · figuratively · uncountable

  4. Someone from a rural background.

    UK · countable · derogatory · slang · uncountable

  5. A police officer from somewhere within the British Isles, but specifically outside of Greater London.

    UK · countable · slang · uncountable

  6. A redhead; a ginger-haired person

    countable · slang · uncountable
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Ancient Greek καρώ (karṓ)der.? Ancient Greek καρωτόν (karōtón)bor. Latin carōtabor. Middle French carottebor. Middle English karette English carrot Inherited from Middle English karette and Middle French carotte, both from Latin carōta, from Ancient Greek καρωτόν (karōtón). Doublet of carotte and related to caraway. Displaced native Middle English more, from Old English more, moru (“edible root, parsnip, carrot”), related to German Möhre (“carrot”). * Noun sense of "motivational tool" refers to carrot and stick. * Verb sense in felt manufacture refers to the orange colour of drying furs.

verb/ˈkæɹət/Received-Pronunciation/ˈkæɹət/General-American/ˈkɛɹət//ˈkæɹət/Australia

  1. To treat (an animal pelt) with a solution of mercuric nitrate as part of felt manufacture.

    transitive
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Ancient Greek καρώ (karṓ)der.? Ancient Greek καρωτόν (karōtón)bor. Latin carōtabor. Middle French carottebor. Middle English karette English carrot Inherited from Middle English karette and Middle French carotte, both from Latin carōta, from Ancient Greek καρωτόν (karōtón). Doublet of carotte and related to caraway. Displaced native Middle English more, from Old English more, moru (“edible root, parsnip, carrot”), related to German Möhre (“carrot”). * Noun sense of "motivational tool" refers to carrot and stick. * Verb sense in felt manufacture refers to the orange colour of drying furs.

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