caraway

Everyday

1. A plant related to the carrot whose small, curved, brown seeds are used as a spice. tree →
2. The seeds of this plant, with a warm, slightly liquorice-like taste. tree →

In the lessons

In cooking and history lessons, caraway seeds go in rye bread, seed cake, sauerkraut and cheeses. In science, they are actually small dry fruits.

Examples

• Rye bread often has caraway seeds in it. tree →
• Gran's seed cake is made with caraway. tree →
• Caraway tastes a little like aniseed. tree →
• The sauerkraut was flavoured with caraway. tree →
• We grew caraway in the herb garden. tree →

Note

Uncountable: «caraway seeds». Said KAR-a-way.