carob powder
- noun
- /ˈkɛrəb ˈpaʊdər/
:
harina de algarrobo
- The recipe calls for two tablespoons of carob powder as a cocoa substitute.
Examples
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She bought carob powder to bake a chocolate-free cake for her friend with allergies.
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Some people use carob powder instead of cocoa to make healthier desserts.
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I added carob powder to my smoothie.
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Have you tried using carob powder instead of cocoa?
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She bought carob powder to bake a chocolate-free cake for her friend with allergies.
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Some people use carob powder instead of cocoa to make healthier desserts.
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The recipe calls for two tablespoons of carob powder as a cocoa substitute.
Synonyms
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1.0
Powder made from roasted cacao beans used to make chocolate and drinks
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1.5
A fine dry powder used in baking and drinks to give a chocolate flavor
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6.5
A powder made from ground pods used instead of chocolate
A powder made from ground carob seeds used instead of cocoa powder
Surface Forms
Morphology
The noun–noun compound is fully compositional: 'carob' names the source and 'powder' names the physical form, so the phrase denotes powder made from carob. This is a common, cross-linguistic formation (e.g. 'polvo de algarroba' / 'cacao substitute' constructions), so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily infer the meaning.
Etymology
Carob powder comes from a simple food story: people grind the sweet pods of the carob tree into a fine powder. Because cooks used it where cocoa was wanted, it became a name for the ground carob 'to substitute for cocoa' in baking and drinks.