caraway seed
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- noun
- /ˈkɛrəˌweɪ siːd/
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semillas de comino
- Add the eggs, onions, cheese, caraway seed, salt, pepper, and cayenne.
- a teaspoon of caraway seeds
- a tablespoon of caraway seeds
- Add caraway seeds
Examples
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As Janet said, this usually has caraway seeds, but it doesn't have to.
Blog text (21) -
" Not as good as mine, but then I prefer it with caraway seeds, the way my mother used to make it...
Fiction book (1999) -
Blend in the raisins and caraway seeds.
Fiction book (1993) -
But behind the Hollywood sign it's written that all the heart in tinsel town could fit in the navel of a fruit fly and still have room for three caraway seeds.
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Next come caraway seeds, sugar, lemon juice—he keeps returning to the cookbook for confirmation.
Fiction book (1993) -
I cut butter into flour and swirled in buttermilk, caraway seeds, raisins, and eggs to make a thick speckled batter for Irish Soda Bread.
Fiction book (1993) -
Mix the cream cheese, Swiss cheese, and caraway seed into the onions.
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Top with an extra sprinkle of caraway seed and Parmesan.
How Aromatic
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'the aromatic seed of the caraway plant' is directly and compositionally derived from combining 'caraway' (the plant/spice) with 'seed' (plant reproductive unit). This straightforward noun–noun compounding follows common patterns in English and other languages, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will understand the MWE.
Etymology
Caraway seed names the small, curved seed of the caraway plant that has a strong smell and taste. People long put these seeds into bread and cheese to add flavor, so today caraway seed means the seed used as a 'seasoning' in cooking.