carrot

English

/ˈkæɹ.ət/, /ˈkɛɹ.ət/, /ˈkæɹ.ət/

noun
Definitions
  • A vegetable with a nutritious, juicy, sweet root that is often orange in colour, Daucus carota, especially the subspecies sativus in the family Apiaceae.
  • A shade of orange similar to the flesh of most carrots (also called carrot orange).
  • (figurative) Any motivational tool.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English karette borrowed from Middle French carotte derived from Latin carōta derived from Ancient Greek καρῶτον.

Origin

Ancient Greek

καρῶτον

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