karoot

karoot

Dutch

Alternative forms

• kroot
• karote

Etymology

Borrowed from French carote, variant of carotte.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kaːˈroːt/
• Hyphenation: ka‧root
• Rhymes: -oːt

Noun

karoot f (plural karoten)

1. (Belgium, dialectal) carrot
2. (Netherlands) Obsolete spelling of kroot
   • 1756, De volmaakte Geldersche keuken-meyd, publ. by Henrik Heymans, 75.

     Salade van roode Karoten.
     Als de Karoten gaar zyn, dan ſcheldze, ſnydze in dunne ſchyfjens, […]

     Salad of red beetroots.
     When the beetroots are done, peel them then, cut them into slender disks, […]

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Wolof

Etymology

Borrowed from French carotte.

Noun

karoot (definite form karoot bi)

1. carrot