What does "carob" mean?

An evergreen shrub or tree, Ceratonia siliqua, native to the Mediterranean region.

Carob

Common synonyms include: algarroba, algarroba bean, carob bean, carob bean tree, carob powder, carob tree.

/ˈkæɹəb/ noun

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Noun

1
An evergreen shrub or tree, Ceratonia siliqua, native to the Mediterranean region. countable, uncountable
2
powder from the ground seeds and pods of the carob tree; used as a chocolate substitute wordnet
3
The fruit of that tree. countable, uncountable
4
evergreen Mediterranean tree with edible pods; the biblical carob wordnet
5
A sweet chocolate-like confection made with the pulp of the fruit. countable, uncountable

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6
long pod containing small beans and sweetish edible pulp; used as animal feed and source of a chocolate substitute wordnet

"The carob is a fruit very answered in Kabylie."

Borrowed from Middle French carobe, from Arabic خَرُّوب (ḵarrūb), from Classical Syriac ܚܪܘܒܐ (ḥarrūḇā).