carrot
/ˈkæɹət/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 3.62 in modern English
8
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A vegetable with a nutritious, juicy, sweet root that is often orange in colour, Daucus carota, family Apiaceae, especially the subspecies sativus.
Countable; Uncountable
noun
A shade of orange similar to the flesh of most carrots (also called carrot orange).
Countable; Uncountable
noun
A police officer from somewhere within the British Isles, but specifically outside of Greater London.
British usage; Countable; Slang; Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "In general, beets, carrots, and turnips are all of aphrodisiac value in erotic dietary."
- "Essentially, lawmakers replaced the sticks with carrots."
- "In 2022, when the Biden administration finally succeeded in passing a major climate bill, it consisted almost entirely of carrots—tax credits and subsidies for green energy."
- "In other words, carrots are out. Sticks are back."
Etymology
Etymology tree Ancient Greek καρώ (karṓ)der.? Ancient Greek καρωτόν (karōtón)bor. Latin carōtabor. Middle French carottebor. Middle English karette English carrot Inherited from Middle English karette and Middle French carotte, both from Latin carōta, from Ancient Greek καρωτόν (karōtón). Doublet of carotte and related to caraway. Displaced native Middle English more, from Old English more, moru (“edible root, parsnip, carrot”), related to German Möhre (“carrot”). * Noun sense of "motivational tool" refers to carrot and stick. * Verb sense in felt manufacture refers to the orange colour of drying furs.
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Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈkæɹət/
- British English: /ˈkæɹət/
Usage
Subject
Wiktionary places this term in Law.