carrot en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈkæɹət/ (General-American) without the Mary–marry–merry merger
- /ˈkæɹət/ (Australia)
- (California) audio
- (New-England) audio
- /ˈkɛɹət/ (New-Zealand)
- /ˈkɛɹət/ General American, Mary–marry–merry merger
- kăr'ət
- /ˈkæɹət/ (Received-Pronunciation)
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.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) A vegetable with a nutritious, juicy, sweet root that is often orange in colour, Daucus carota, family Apiaceae, especially the subspecies sativus.
In general, beets, carrots, and turnips are all of aphrodisiac value in erotic dietary.
1961, Harry E. Wedeck, Dictionary of Aphrodisiacs, New York: The Citadel Press, page 42:
- (countable, uncountable) A shade of orange similar to the flesh of most carrots (also called carrot orange).
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(countable, figuratively, uncountable) Any motivational tool; an incentive to do something.
Essentially, lawmakers replaced the sticks with carrots.
2022 August 7, Coral Davenport, Lisa Friedman, “Five Decades in the Making: Why It Took Congress So Long to Act on Climate”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:In other words, carrots are out. Sticks are back.
2026 July 10, David E. Sanger, “Bombing and a Tentative Accord Didn’t Work. Does Trump Have a Plan C for Iran?”, in The New York Times, →ISSN: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.
2023 August 7, Paul Krugman, “Climate Is Now a Culture War Issue”, in The New York Times:
- (UK, countable, derogatory, slang, uncountable) Someone from a rural background.
- (UK, countable, slang, uncountable) A police officer from somewhere within the British Isles, but specifically outside of Greater London.
- (countable, slang, uncountable) A redhead; a ginger-haired person
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| carrots | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Coordinates
Deriveds
carrot-nosed · rainbow carrots · carrotish · carrot dog · carrot cruncher · like peas and carrots · deadly carrot · wild carrot · cuff the carrot · carrot fly · carrot top · stick and carrot · carrot bacon · baby-cut carrot · carrot-top · stick-and-carrot · carrot and stick · carrot-topped · cry carrots and turnips · carrot cake · baby carrot · carrotless · carotane · carrotwood · carrot beetle · carrot weevil · moon carrot · carroter · carrotlike · carotene · white carrot · carrot rust fly · Camberwell carrot · carroty · carrot bag · carrot-and-stick
Descendants
kareti · கேரட்டு · கேரட் · கரட்டு · karot · แครอท · கரட் · காரட்டு · karot · காரட் · kaerret
Relateds
Synonyms
Translations (345)
fi porkkana (Daucus carota ssp. sativus) · kn ಗಜ್ಜರಿ (Daucus carota ssp. sativus) · ar خيزو (Daucus carota ssp. sativus) · ml ശീമമുള്ളങ്കിച്ചെടി (Daucus carota ssp. sativus) · fur caròtule (Daucus carota ssp. sativus) · sa गाजरम् (Daucus carota ssp. sativus) · my မုန်လာဥဝါ (Daucus carota ssp. sativus) · az keşir (Daucus carota ssp. sativus) · roa-ole çanaforia (Daucus carota ssp. sativus) · wym mien (Daucus carota ssp. sativus) · frr wodel (Langenhorn) (Daucus carota ssp. sativus) · ny kaloti class 1a/2 (Daucus carota ssp. sativus) · vro põrgnas (Daucus carota ssp. sativus) · zh 紅蘿蔔 /红萝卜 (Daucus carota ssp. sativus) · tn segwete (Daucus carota ssp. sativus) · ady пхъы (Daucus carota ssp. sativus) · pl marchew (Daucus carota ssp. sativus) · chr ᎠᏓᎵᏥᏍᏗᏍᎩ (Daucus carota ssp. sativus) · nl wortel (Daucus carota ssp. sativus) · ja 人参 (Daucus carota ssp. sativus) · mn ᠰᠢᠷᠠ ᠯᠤᠤᠪᠠᠩ (Daucus carota ssp. sativus) · alt моркоп (Daucus carota ssp. sativus) · ru мо́рква (Daucus carota ssp. sativus) · pt cenoura (Daucus carota ssp. sativus) · kxd lubak mirah (Daucus carota ssp. sativus) · ht karòt (Daucus carota ssp. sativus) · izh morkofka (Daucus carota ssp. sativus) · kha kajor (Daucus carota ssp. sativus) · ur گزر (Daucus carota ssp. sativus) · de Karotte (Daucus carota ssp. sativus) · nl peen (Daucus carota ssp. sativus) · sce tuma (Daucus carota ssp. sativus) · ab ажьаҷыркәа (Daucus carota ssp. sativus) · shy xizzu (Daucus carota ssp. sativus) · gu ગાજર (Daucus carota ssp. sativus) · ms karot (Daucus carota ssp. sativus) · is gulrót (Daucus carota ssp. sativus) · la daucum (Daucus carota ssp. sativus) · de Mohrrübe (Daucus carota ssp. sativus) · tr havuç (Daucus carota ssp. sativus) · sa गृञ्जनकम् (Daucus carota ssp. sativus) · lg kalati (Daucus carota ssp. sativus) · mai गाजर (Daucus carota ssp. sativus) · cr ᐅᐢᑳᑖᐢᐠ (Daucus carota ssp. sativus) · rm carota (Daucus carota ssp. sativus) · ayl سفناري (Daucus carota ssp. sativus) · kim моърһооқ (Daucus carota ssp. sativus) · sw karoti (Daucus carota ssp. sativus) · wyi gambodak (Daucus carota ssp. sativus) · rm ragisch cotschna (Daucus carota ssp. sativus) · de Rüebli (Daucus carota ssp. sativus) · av ламадур (Daucus carota ssp. sativus) · cs cukr (motivational tool) · sv morot (Daucus carota ssp. sativus) · ca pastenaga (Daucus carota ssp. sativus) · tzm ⵜⴰⴼⴻⵙⵏⴰⵅⵜ (Daucus carota ssp. sativus) · ga cairéad (Daucus carota ssp. sativus) · bg мо́рков (Daucus carota ssp. sativus) · kl kuloruuju (Daucus carota ssp. sativus) · de Möhre (Daucus carota ssp. sativus) · et porgand (Daucus carota ssp. sativus) · sc frustinaca (Daucus carota ssp. sativus) · aii ܓܸܙܵܪܵܐ (Daucus carota ssp. sativus) · el καροτί (shade) · ca pastanaga (Daucus carota ssp. sativus) · nv chąąshtʼezhiitsoh (Daucus carota ssp. sativus) · yi מייער (Daucus carota ssp. sativus) · ca carrota (Daucus carota ssp. sativus) · kl gulerodi (Daucus carota ssp. sativus) · mzn گزر (Daucus carota ssp. sativus) · lo ຫົວກາລົດ (Daucus carota ssp. sativus) · km ការ៉ុត (Daucus carota ssp. sativus) · rw ikaroti class 9/6 (Daucus carota ssp. sativus) · mn хулууван (Daucus carota ssp. sativus) · de gelbe Rübe (Daucus carota ssp. sativus) · zh li̋n-chín (Daucus carota ssp. sativus) · sc fostinaja (Daucus carota ssp. sativus) · rm rischmelna (Daucus carota ssp. sativus) · es zanahoria (Daucus carota ssp. sativus) · sh mrkva (Daucus carota ssp. sativus) · ast zanahoria (Daucus carota ssp. sativus) · arp yeneinit (Daucus carota ssp. sativus) · uli kaerret (Daucus carota ssp. sativus) · eo karoto (Daucus carota ssp. sativus) · gd curran (Daucus carota ssp. sativus) · zh 紅蘿蔔 /红萝卜 (Daucus carota ssp. sativus) · id wortel (Daucus carota ssp. sativus) · mg karaoty (Daucus carota ssp. sativus) · da gulerod (motivational tool) · ru морква́ (Daucus carota ssp. sativus) · he גזר \ גֶּזֶר (Daucus carota ssp. sativus) · nap pastenaca (Daucus carota ssp. sativus) · evn моркопка (Daucus carota ssp. sativus) · xh umnqathe (Daucus carota ssp. sativus) · zh 山蘿蔔 /山萝卜 (Daucus carota ssp. sativus) · bo ལ་ཕུག་དམར་པོ (Daucus carota ssp. sativus) · avd گزر (Daucus carota ssp. sativus) · zh li̋n-jím (Daucus carota ssp. sativus) · frr wudel (Ockholm) (Daucus carota ssp. sativus) · de gelbe ruam (Daucus carota ssp. sativus) · mdf пурьхкя (Daucus carota ssp. sativus) · war karot (Daucus carota ssp. sativus) · lad safanórya (Daucus carota ssp. sativus) · sk mrkva (Daucus carota ssp. sativus) · bua морхооб (Daucus carota ssp. sativus) · as গাজৰ (Daucus carota ssp. sativus) · li moeër (Daucus carota ssp. sativus) · wao síṭukh (Daucus carota ssp. sativus) · zh jîn-jîn (Daucus carota ssp. sativus) · ayn جزر (Daucus carota ssp. sativus) · lmo caròtola (Daucus carota ssp. sativus) · uz sabzi (Daucus carota ssp. sativus) · win ziizike zii (Daucus carota ssp. sativus) · sd گَجَرَ (Daucus carota ssp. sativus) · ce жӏонка (Daucus carota ssp. sativus) · lt morka (Daucus carota ssp. sativus) · vls karote (Daucus carota ssp. sativus) · ka სტაფილო (Daucus carota ssp. sativus) · pl marchewka (Daucus carota ssp. sativus) · zh 蘿蔔 /萝卜 (Daucus carota ssp. sativus) · vec cavaƚón (Daucus carota ssp. sativus) · nrf cârotte (Daucus carota ssp. sativus) · ja ニンジン (Daucus carota ssp. sativus) · ro morcov (Daucus carota ssp. sativus) · fa زردک (Daucus carota ssp. sativus) · qu sanawrya (Daucus carota ssp. sativus) · mt karrotta (Daucus carota ssp. sativus) · crh markof (Daucus carota ssp. sativus) · ro carotă (Daucus carota ssp. sativus) · my မုန်လာဥနီ (Daucus carota ssp. sativus) · koi гӧрдкушман (Daucus carota ssp. sativus) · bal گزرک (Daucus carota ssp. sativus) · haw kāloke (Daucus carota ssp. sativus) · kum къызыл чыта (Daucus carota ssp. sativus) · oc carròta (Daucus carota ssp. sativus) · akz assikchi laana (Daucus carota ssp. sativus) · se rušpi (Daucus carota ssp. sativus) · kbd пхъы (Daucus carota ssp. sativus) · ks गाज़्रुर (Daucus carota ssp. sativus) · udi кӏаьзаьр (Daucus carota ssp. sativus) · am ካሮት (Daucus carota ssp. sativus) · roa-ole aceñoria (Daucus carota ssp. sativus) · udm ӵужкушман (Daucus carota ssp. sativus) · gv carradje (Daucus carota ssp. sativus) · fo gularót (Daucus carota ssp. sativus) · hur xáwéq (Daucus carota ssp. sativus) · it carota (Daucus carota ssp. sativus) · hu répa (Daucus carota ssp. sativus) · aeb سفنارية (Daucus carota ssp. sativus) · ar جُزَر (Daucus carota ssp. sativus) · pap karòt (Daucus carota ssp. sativus) · nog пыхы (Daucus carota ssp. sativus) · zh ji̋n-jín (Daucus carota ssp. sativus) · ceb sanahorya (Daucus carota ssp. sativus) · de Rüebli (Daucus carota ssp. sativus) · grc καρωτόν (Daucus carota ssp. sativus) · sv morot (motivational tool) · dar набадари (Daucus carota ssp. sativus) · gl cenoria (Daucus carota ssp. sativus) · ast cenahoria (Daucus carota ssp. sativus) · fr carotte (Daucus carota ssp. sativus) · li moer (Daucus carota ssp. sativus) · mt zunnarija (Daucus carota ssp. sativus) · sa गार्जर (Daucus carota ssp. sativus) · tl karot (Daucus carota ssp. sativus) · sq karotë (Daucus carota ssp. sativus) · yue 紅蘿蔔 /红萝卜 (Daucus carota ssp. sativus) · frr wochel (Daucus carota ssp. sativus) · ko 당근 (Daucus carota ssp. sativus) · wa carote (Daucus carota ssp. sativus) · te కారెట్ (Daucus carota ssp. sativus) · mic enmapejit (Daucus carota ssp. sativus) · sm taloti (Daucus carota ssp. sativus) · tl asanorya (Daucus carota ssp. sativus) · apw bikéghad ágoleʼí (Daucus carota ssp. sativus) · rcf karot (Daucus carota ssp. sativus) · kl musaq (Daucus carota ssp. sativus) · uk мо́рква (Daucus carota ssp. sativus) · lv burkāns (Daucus carota ssp. sativus) · mfe karot (Daucus carota ssp. sativus) · frr waardel (Daucus carota ssp. sativus) · mn ᠬᠤᠯᠤᠤᠪᠠᠩ (Daucus carota ssp. sativus) · ug سەۋزە (Daucus carota ssp. sativus) · vi cà rốt (Daucus carota ssp. sativus) · hi गज़र (Daucus carota ssp. sativus) · zu ukherothi class 1a/2a (Daucus carota ssp. sativus) · fi porkkananpunainen (shade) · ta காரட் (Daucus carota ssp. sativus) · ms wortel (Daucus carota ssp. sativus) · kaa geshir (Daucus carota ssp. sativus) · sh шаргарепа (Daucus carota ssp. sativus) · mn шар лууван (Daucus carota ssp. sativus) · nci Caxtīllān camohtli (Daucus carota ssp. sativus) · ur گاجر (Daucus carota ssp. sativus) · rm risch melna (Daucus carota ssp. sativus) · xal марку (Daucus carota ssp. sativus) · frr Wortel (Daucus carota ssp. sativus) · ky зардек (Daucus carota ssp. sativus) · az yerkökü (Daucus carota ssp. sativus) · krc быхы (Daucus carota ssp. sativus) · yue 胡蘿蔔 /胡萝卜 (Daucus carota ssp. sativus) · bn গাজর (Daucus carota ssp. sativus) · sl mŕkev (Daucus carota ssp. sativus) · mn лууван (Daucus carota ssp. sativus) · hy գազար (Daucus carota ssp. sativus) · stq Wuttel (Daucus carota ssp. sativus) · eo karotkoloro (shade) · tg сабзӣ (Daucus carota ssp. sativus) · oj okaadaak (Daucus carota ssp. sativus) · ko 홍당무 (Daucus carota ssp. sativus) · chy anonévee'tose (Daucus carota ssp. sativus) · tl asinorya (Daucus carota ssp. sativus) · hi गाजर (Daucus carota ssp. sativus) · tt кишер (Daucus carota ssp. sativus) · vo golüläf (Daucus carota ssp. sativus) · ky сабиз (Daucus carota ssp. sativus) · zh хуонлуәбу (Daucus carota ssp. sativus) · bg морков (motivational tool) · rsk мархва (Daucus carota ssp. sativus) · wa raecene (Daucus carota ssp. sativus) · io karoto (Daucus carota ssp. sativus) · frr wortel (Daucus carota ssp. sativus) · cv кишӗр (Daucus carota ssp. sativus) · hu sárgarépa (Daucus carota ssp. sativus) · sh мрква (Daucus carota ssp. sativus) · yi מער (Daucus carota ssp. sativus) · yo kárọ́ọ̀tì (Daucus carota ssp. sativus) · ar جَزَر (Daucus carota ssp. sativus) · zh 紅蘿蔔仔 /红萝卜仔 (Daucus carota ssp. sativus) · ar جعدة (Daucus carota ssp. sativus) · acm جزر (Daucus carota ssp. sativus) · ca safanòria (Daucus carota ssp. sativus) · kn ಕೆಂಪು ಮೂಲಂಗಿ (Daucus carota ssp. sativus) · ti ካሮቲ (Daucus carota ssp. sativus) · oc pastenaga (Daucus carota ssp. sativus) · rgn caròta (Daucus carota ssp. sativus) · ayl سفنارية (Daucus carota ssp. sativus) · th แครอท (Daucus carota ssp. sativus) · sh šargarepa (Daucus carota ssp. sativus) · hrx Gellebrieb (Daucus carota ssp. sativus) · xal шар луувң (Daucus carota ssp. sativus) · dak phąǧí (Daucus carota ssp. sativus) · nb gulrot (Daucus carota ssp. sativus) · lad karota (Daucus carota ssp. sativus) · nds Wortel (Daucus carota ssp. sativus) · pa ਗਾਜਰ (Daucus carota ssp. sativus) · kea sinóra (Daucus carota ssp. sativus) · mg karoty (Daucus carota ssp. sativus) · cu мръкꙑ (Daucus carota ssp. sativus) · da gulerod (Daucus carota ssp. sativus) · zh 蘿蔔菜 /萝卜菜 (Daucus carota ssp. sativus) · ain フレアタネ (Daucus carota ssp. sativus) · fi porkkanankeltainen (shade) · zh 紅菜頭 /红菜头 (Daucus carota ssp. sativus) · myv пурька (Daucus carota ssp. sativus) · rm carotta (Daucus carota ssp. sativus) · fa هویج (Daucus carota ssp. sativus) · lb Muert (Daucus carota ssp. sativus) · ga meacan dearg (Daucus carota ssp. sativus) · ta கேரட் (Daucus carota ssp. sativus) · rup morcuv (Daucus carota ssp. sativus) · lij caròttoa (Daucus carota ssp. sativus) · tab кьучӏ (Daucus carota ssp. sativus) · no gulrot (Daucus carota ssp. sativus) · so karooto (Daucus carota ssp. sativus) · so dabacase (Daucus carota ssp. sativus) · ckb گێزەر (Daucus carota ssp. sativus) · la carōta (Daucus carota ssp. sativus) · tg бехӣ (Daucus carota ssp. sativus) · vi ca rốt (Daucus carota ssp. sativus) · mn ᠯᠤᠤᠪᠠᠩ (Daucus carota ssp. sativus) · ne गाजर् (Daucus carota ssp. sativus) · vo dauk (Daucus carota ssp. sativus) · sl korenje (Daucus carota ssp. sativus) · kw karetys (Daucus carota ssp. sativus) · eo karota oranĝkoloro (shade) · dsb marchwej (Daucus carota ssp. sativus) · nn gulrot (Daucus carota ssp. sativus) · sah моркуоп (Daucus carota ssp. sativus) · zea peeë (Daucus carota ssp. sativus) · af wortel (Daucus carota ssp. sativus) · ar جزر (Daucus carota ssp. sativus) · kum чыта (Daucus carota ssp. sativus) · fi porkkana (motivational tool) · ms lobak merah (Daucus carota ssp. sativus) · zh 番蘿蔔 /番萝卜 (Daucus carota ssp. sativus) · el καρότο (Daucus carota ssp. sativus) · dtp lubak (Daucus carota ssp. sativus) · st sehwete (Daucus carota ssp. sativus) · ps زردکه (Daucus carota ssp. sativus) · frr ruit (Daucus carota ssp. sativus) · lb Wuerzel (Daucus carota ssp. sativus) · eu azenario (Daucus carota ssp. sativus) · sl korenček (Daucus carota ssp. sativus) · ang mōre (Daucus carota ssp. sativus) · scn carota (Daucus carota ssp. sativus) · ru морко́вка (Daucus carota ssp. sativus) · ar جزر (Daucus carota ssp. sativus) · izh porkkana (Daucus carota ssp. sativus) · zh 胡蘿蔔 /胡萝卜 (Daucus carota ssp. sativus) · zh li̋n-jín (Daucus carota ssp. sativus) · rgn caröta (Daucus carota ssp. sativus) · cy moron (Daucus carota ssp. sativus) · ru морко́вь (Daucus carota ssp. sativus) · mi kāreti (Daucus carota ssp. sativus) · roa-leo acenoria (Daucus carota ssp. sativus) · hy ստեպղին (Daucus carota ssp. sativus) · lbe къур (Daucus carota ssp. sativus) · ar زرودية (Daucus carota ssp. sativus) · bh गाजर (Daucus carota ssp. sativus) · zu ikhalothi (Daucus carota ssp. sativus) · arc ܓܙܪܐ (Daucus carota ssp. sativus) · cs mrkev (Daucus carota ssp. sativus) · pcd càrote (Daucus carota ssp. sativus) · mr गाजर (Daucus carota ssp. sativus) · th แคร์รอต (Daucus carota ssp. sativus) · win ziizikezi (Daucus carota ssp. sativus) · dv ކެރެޓް (Daucus carota ssp. sativus) · br karotezenn (Daucus carota ssp. sativus) · kk сәбіз (Daucus carota ssp. sativus) · za lauxbaeghoengz (Daucus carota ssp. sativus) · hsb morchej (Daucus carota ssp. sativus) · cjs марқоп (Daucus carota ssp. sativus) · fj kareti (Daucus carota ssp. sativus) · mk морков (Daucus carota ssp. sativus) · tiw rani (Daucus carota ssp. sativus) · lez газар (Daucus carota ssp. sativus) · pnt δαυκίν (Daucus carota ssp. sativus) · az kök (Daucus carota ssp. sativus) · pdt Jalmäa (Daucus carota ssp. sativus) · ps ګازره (Daucus carota ssp. sativus) · wo karoot (Daucus carota ssp. sativus) · be мо́рква (Daucus carota ssp. sativus) · rm riebla (Daucus carota ssp. sativus) · ba кишер (Daucus carota ssp. sativus) · kmr gêzer (Daucus carota ssp. sativus) · tk käşir (Daucus carota ssp. sativus) · or ଗାଜର (Daucus carota ssp. sativus) · oj okaadaakoons (Daucus carota ssp. sativus) · pdc Gehlrieb (Daucus carota ssp. sativus) · zh lîn-jín (Daucus carota ssp. sativus) · an azanoria (Daucus carota ssp. sativus) · mi u(w)hikaramea (Daucus carota ssp. sativus) · fa گزر (Daucus carota ssp. sativus) · fy woartel (Daucus carota ssp. sativus)