Carrots are long, thin, orange-coloured vegetables. They grow under the ground, and have green shoots above the ground.
2. countable noun
Something that is offered to people in order to persuade them to do something can be referred to as a carrot. Something that is meant to persuade people not to do something can be referred to in the same sentence as a 'stick'.
They will be set targets, with a carrot of extra cash and pay if they achieve them. [+ of]
Why the new emphasis on sticks instead of diplomatic carrots?
3. See also carrot and stick
carrot in British English
(ˈkærət)
noun
1.
an umbelliferous plant, Daucus carota sativa, with finely divided leaves and flat clusters of small white flowers
See also wild carrot
2.
the long tapering orange root of this plant, eaten as a vegetable
3. carrot and stick
Word origin
C16: from Old French carotte, from Late Latin carōta, from Greek karōton; perhaps related to Greek karē head
carrot in American English
(ˈkærət)
noun
1.
a biennial plant (Daucus carota) of the umbel family, with fernlike leaves and compound umbels of white flowers, usually with one red flower in the center: only the cultivated variety is edible
2.
the fleshy, orange-red root of the cultivated strain of this plant (var. sativa), eaten as a vegetable
3.
something offered as a tantalizing but deceptive inducement, like a carrot dangled before a donkey's nose
Idioms:
carrot and stick
Word origin
MFr carotte < L carota < Gr karōton, carrot; akin to kara, head: see horn
carrot in Hospitality
(kærət)
Word forms: (regular plural) carrots
noun
(Hospitality (hotel): Food and drink, vegetables)
Carrots are long, thin, orange-colored vegetables.
The salad contains lettuce, tomatoes, carrots and onions.
The ham is served with a colorful blend of orange carrots and green peas.
Prepare the salad with red tomatoes, green leaves, and bright orange carrots.
Add the chopped potatoes and carrots and stir to coat with the oil.
The Sun (2017)
Halve any larger carrots vertically to make sure all are a similar size.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Cut the tofu into 2cm cubes and peel the carrot lengthways into long ribbons.
The Sun (2016)
Roast them in a hot oven with vegetables such as carrots, celery and onion.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Also add chopped, raw vegetables such as carrot sticks and cherry tomatoes to munch on.
The Sun (2016)
Add the onion, celery and carrot and stir until the onion is translucent.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
Add the carrots and celery and cook for a further 5 minutes.
The Sun (2016)
Clean eating doesn't mean scrubbing your carrots extra hard or not spilling half your food down your front.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Peel and chop the carrots.
The Sun (2016)
OK, lots of carrot cakes.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Finely chop the onion and dice the carrot.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
The amount in carrots and other vegetables is very small.
Kowalski, Robert E The 8-Week Cholesterol Cure (1990)
Place the carrots in a large baking tray and sit the beef on top.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Have a bowl of carrot and celery sticks handy to nibble on.
The Sun (2013)
Blend the cooked carrots with the orange juice and a little formula.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Take the carrot cake out of the fridge for half an hour before serving.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
Chop the carrot into small chunks and add to the frying pan.
The Sun (2014)
The compost will allow pupils to grow the carrots and potatoes in pots.
The Sun (2009)
Add celery and carrot and cook for around five minutes.
The Sun (2013)
For dessert try cherry crumble or carrot cake.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
While they do prefer sweeter vegetables like carrots to bitter foods they do not have great taste discrimination.
Holford, Patrick The Family Nutrition Workbook (1988)
They include a fruit and veg puree that is packaged in a carrot orange colour and lists carrot as first ingredient.
The Sun (2015)
Serve the lamb with the potatoes, carrots and extra mint jelly.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
Throw in the carrots, potatoes and celery and bring to a simmer.
The Sun (2014)
Now they're offering the carrot instead.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Stir the onion until translucent, then add chopped celery and carrot.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Meanwhile, cut the celeriac and carrots into large chunks.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
They've peeled carrots and potatoes and helped make dinner.
The Sun (2010)
In other languages
carrot
British English: carrot /ˈkærət/ NOUN
Carrots are long, thin, orange-coloured vegetables that grow under the ground.
American English: carrot
Arabic: جَزَر
Brazilian Portuguese: cenoura
Chinese: 胡萝卜
Croatian: mrkva
Czech: mrkev
Danish: gulerod
Dutch: wortel
European Spanish: zanahoria
Finnish: porkkana
French: carotte
German: Karotte
Greek: καρότο
Italian: carota
Japanese: ニンジン
Korean: 당근
Norwegian: gulrot
Polish: marchew
European Portuguese: cenoura
Romanian: morcov
Russian: морковь
Latin American Spanish: zanahoria
Swedish: morot
Thai: แครอท
Turkish: havuç
Ukrainian: морква
Vietnamese: củ cà rốt
All related terms of 'carrot'
carrot cake
a sweet cake made with grated carrots
carrot fly
a dipterous insect , Psila rosae, that is a serious pest of carrots . The larvae tunnel into the root to feed
carrot-top
a person with red hair
wild carrot
an umbelliferous plant, Daucus carota, of temperate regions, having clusters of white flowers and hooked fruits
carrot-topped
having red hair
Camberwell carrot
a large, almost conical , marijuana cigarette
carrot and stick
If an organization has a carrot and stick approach or policy, they offer people things in order to persuade them to do something and punish them if they refuse to do it.
offer someone a carrot
to try to persuade someone to do something by offering them a reward if they do it
Chinese translation of 'carrot'
carrot
(ˈkærət)
n
(c/u)胡萝(蘿)卜(蔔) (húluóbo) (根, gēn)
(c) (= incentive) 诱(誘)饵(餌) (yòu'ěr)
a carrot and stick approach软(軟)硬兼施的做法 (ruǎn yìng jiān shī de zuòfǎ)