carrot

car·rot

 (kăr′ət)

n.

1. A biennial Eurasian plant (Daucus carota subsp. sativus) in the parsley family, widely cultivated as an annual for its edible taproot.

2. The usually tapering, elongate, fleshy orange root of this plant, eaten as a vegetable.

3. Queen Anne's lace.

4. A reward offered for desired behavior; an inducement: "The U.S. should use a moratorium on SDI development as a carrot to bring an acceptable offensive arms limitation" (C. Peter Gall).

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[French carotte, from Old French garroite, from Latin carōta, from Greek karōton; see ker- in Indo-European roots.]

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carrot

(ˈkærət)

n

1. (Plants) an umbelliferous plant, Daucus carota sativa, with finely divided leaves and flat clusters of small white flowers. See also wild carrot

2. (Plants) the long tapering orange root of this plant, eaten as a vegetable

3.

a. something offered as a lure or incentive

b. carrot and stick reward and punishment as methods of persuasion

[C16: from Old French carotte, from Late Latin carōta, from Greek karōton; perhaps related to Greek karē head]

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car•rot

(ˈkær ət)

n.

1. a plant, Daucuscarota, of the parsley family, having fernlike leaves and umbels of small white flowers.

2. the orange to yellow root of this plant, eaten raw or cooked.

3. something offered as an incentive.

[1525–35; < Middle French carotte < Late Latin carōta < Greek karōtón, derivative of kárē head]

car′rot•y, adj.

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Carrot

 a group of objects in the shape of a carrot.

Example: carrot of tobacco, 1808.

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	carrot - deep orange edible root of the cultivated carrot plant cultivated carrot, Daucus carota sativa, carrot - perennial plant widely cultivated as an annual in many varieties for its long conical orange edible roots; temperate and tropical regions root - (botany) the usually underground organ that lacks buds or leaves or nodes; absorbs water and mineral salts; usually it anchors the plant to the ground
	2.	carrot - perennial plant widely cultivated as an annual in many varieties for its long conical orange edible roots; temperate and tropical regions cultivated carrot, Daucus carota sativa carrot - orange root; important source of carotene herb, herbaceous plant - a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests Daucus, genus Daucus - carrot carrot - deep orange edible root of the cultivated carrot plant
	3.	carrot - orange root; important source of carotene root vegetable - any of various fleshy edible underground roots or tubers cultivated carrot, Daucus carota sativa, carrot - perennial plant widely cultivated as an annual in many varieties for its long conical orange edible roots; temperate and tropical regions
	4.	carrot - promise of reward as in "carrot and stick"; "used the carrot of subsidized housing for the workers to get their vote"; reward, reinforcement - an act performed to strengthen approved behavior

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Translations

جَزَر

морков

mrkev

gulerod

KarotteMöhreMohrrübe

καρότο

karoto

zanahoria

porgand

porkkana

carotte

mrkva

sárgarépa

wortel

gulrót

carotacarota corta

ニンジン

당근

morka

burkāns

wortelpeen

gulrot

marchewmarchewka

cenoura

morcov

морковьморковка

mrkva

korenčekkorenje

morot

แครอท

havuç

морква

củ cà rốt

胡萝卜

carrot

[ˈkærət]

A. N → zanahoria f
to dangle a carrot in front of sb or offer sb a carrot → ofrecer un incentivo a algn

B. CPD carrot cake N → pastel m de zanahoria

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

carrot

[ˈkærət] n

(= vegetable) → carotte f

(= inducement) → carotte fcarrot and stick carrot-and-stick adj [approach, policy, tactics] → alternant la carotte et le bâton
to use a carrot and stick approach → manier la carotte et le bâtoncarrot cake n → gâteau m à la carotte

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

carrot

n → Mohrrübe f, → Karotte f, → Möhre f; (fig) → Köder m; to dangle a carrot before somebody or in front of somebody → jdm einen Köder unter die Nase halten; the stick and the carrot → Zuckerbrot und Peitsche

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carrot

:

carrot-and-stick

adj carrot policy → Politik f → von Zuckerbrot und Peitsche

carrot cake

n → Karottenkuchen m

carrot top

n (hum inf) → Rotkopf m, → Kupferdach nt (hum inf)

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

carrot

[ˈkærət] n → carota

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

carrot

(ˈkӕrət) noun

(a vegetable with) an edible, orange, pointed root. wortel جَزَر морков cenoura mrkev die Möhre gulerod καρότοzanahoria porgand هویج porkkana carotteגזר गाजर mrkva sárgarépa wortel gulrót carota 人参 당근 morka burkāns lobak wortelgulrotmarchew ګازړه، زردكه (كاجره) cenoura morcov морковь mrkva korenje šargarepa morot แครอท havuç 胡蘿蔔 морква گاجر củ cà rốt 胡萝卜

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.

carrot

→ جَزَر mrkev gulerod Karotte καρότο zanahoria porkkana carotte mrkva carota ニンジン 당근 wortel gulrot marchew cenoura морковь morot แครอท havuç củ cà rốt 胡萝卜

Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009

carrot

n. zanahoria.

English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

carrot

n zanahoria

English-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.