Carob definition
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Origin of carob
- Middle English carabe from Old French carobe from Medieval Latin carrūbium from Arabic ḫarrūba carob pod algaroba
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
- From Middle French carobe, from Arabic خروب (kharrūb, “locust bean pod”), from Assyrian kharubu.
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