black caraway
black caraway noun: a Middle Eastern spice plant related to buttercups, Nigella sativa, with dark black, aromatic seeds.
Noun
black caraway (usually uncountable, plural black caraways)
- A Middle Eastern spice plant related to buttercups, Nigella sativa, with dark black, aromatic seeds.
- These seeds as spice.
- A spice plant related to caraway and cumin, with dark seeds and an edible root, Bunium bulbocastanum.
- Synonyms:
- black cumin, earthnut, hognut, kippernut
- A spice plant related to cumin, Elwendia persica.
- Its fruits, dried and used as a spice.
black caraway meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Bengali
black caraway in Hindi
- Nigella sativa — see also nigella
- कलौंजी kalauñjī, कलोंजी kaloñjī
- spice from Nigella sativa
- काला जीरा kālā jīrā, कलौंजी kalauñjī, कलोंजी kaloñjī
black caraway in Tamil
- Nigella sativa — see also nigella
- கருஞ்சீரகம் karuñcīrakam
- spice from Nigella sativa
- கருஞ்சீரகம் karuñcīrakam
black caraway in Marathi
- Nigella sativa — see also nigella
- काळे जिरे kāḷe jire
black caraway in Bengali
- spice from Nigella sativa
- কালো জিরা kalō jira, কালোজিরা kalōjira
More languagesFewer languages
- black caraway in Kannada
- ಕರೀಜೀರಿಗೆ karījīrige
- black caraway in Punjabi
- ਕਲ਼ੌਂਜੀ kaḷauñjī, ਕਲੌਂਜੀ kalauñjī
- black caraway in Arabic
- شُونِيز šūnīz, كَمُّون أَسْوَد kammūn ʔaswad, حَبَّةُ سَوْدَاءُ ḥabbatu sawdāʔu, قِزْح qizḥ
- black caraway in Indonesian
- jintan hitam, habbatussauda
- black caraway in Persian
- سیاهدانه siyâh-dâne, شونیز šuniz, سنیز soniz
- black caraway in Thai
- เทียนดำ
- black caraway in Vietnamese
- hạt đen, thì là đen
- black caraway in Myanmar
- စမုန်နက် ca.munnak
Synonyms of black caraway
Forms of black caraway
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Questions about black caraway
- What does black caraway mean?
- Black caraway means a Middle Eastern spice plant related to buttercups, Nigella sativa, with dark black, aromatic seeds.
- What is black caraway in Hindi?
- Black caraway in Hindi is कलौंजी (kalauñjī), कलोंजी (kaloñjī), काला जीरा (kālā jīrā). See Black caraway meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is black caraway?
- Black caraway is a noun.
- What is the plural of black caraway?
- The plural of black caraway is black caraways.
Words near black caraway in the dictionary
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