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10 Language-to-English Dictionaries胡萝卜
Pronunciation / Transliteration: hú luó bo
"兔子非常喜欢吃胡萝卜。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A long, tapered, orange-colored root vegetable that is widely eaten as a vegetable.
"She chopped up some fresh carrots to add to the vegetable soup." - 2
A thing offered as an incentive or reward, especially one that is unlikely to be delivered.
"The management dangled the carrot of a year-end bonus to boost employee productivity."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'carrot' comes from the Latin 'carota', which itself is derived from the Greek 'karōton'. The term has evolved through Old French before entering Middle English, reflecting the vegetable's long history of cultivation and use in various cuisines.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Carrot" is said worldwide
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carotte
Transliteration: kaʁɔt
"Il mange une carotte tous les jours."
Karotte
Transliteration: kaˈʁɔtə
"Sie schneidet die Karotten in kleine Stücke."
carota
Transliteration: kaˈrɔːta
"Le carote sono ricche di vitamina A."
zanahoria
Transliteration: sanaˈoɾja
"El conejo se comió toda la zanahoria."
cenoura
Transliteration: seˈnoɾɐ
"A cenoura faz bem para os olhos."
गाजर
Transliteration: gājar
"गाजर का हलवा बहुत स्वादिष्ट होता है।"
胡萝卜
Transliteration: hú luó bo
"兔子非常喜欢吃胡萝卜。"
당근
Transliteration: dang-geun
"샐러드에 당근을 채 썰어 넣었습니다."
ニンジン
Transliteration: ninjin
Script: 人参
"カレーにはジャガイモとニンジンが入っています。"
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