caraway : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: caraway	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for caraway
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
caraway n a Eurasian plant with small white flowers yielding caraway seed Synonym(s): caraway, Carum carvi leaves used sparingly in soups and stews
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Caraway \Car"away\ (k[acr]r"[adot]w[asl]), n. [F. carvi (cf. Sp. carvi and al-caravea, al-carahueya, Pg. al-caravia) fr. Ar. karaw[c6][be], karw[c6][be] fr. Gr. ka`ron; cf. L. careum.] 1. (Bot.) A biennial plant of the Parsley family ({Carum Carui}). The seeds have an aromatic smell, and a warm, pungent taste. They are used in cookery and confectionery, and also in medicine as a carminative. 2. A cake or sweetmeat containing caraway seeds. Caraways, or biscuits, or some other [comfits]. --Cogan.
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Caraway, AR (town, FIPS 11410) Location: 35.75803 N, 90.33199 W Population (1990): 1178 (500 housing units) Area: 2.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 72419