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Etymology

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FromMiddle Englishkarette andMiddle Frenchcarotte, both fromLatincarōta, fromAncient Greekκαρωτόν(karōtón).Doublet ofcarotte and related tocaraway. Displaced nativeMiddle Englishmore, fromOld Englishmore,moru(“edible root, parsnip, carrot”), related toGermanMöhre(“carrot”).

  • Noun sense of "motivational tool" refers tocarrot and stick.
  • Verb sense in felt manufacture refers to the orange colour of drying furs.

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Noun

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carrot (countable anduncountable,pluralcarrots)

  2. Avegetable with anutritious,juicy,sweetroot that is oftenorange in colour,Daucus carota, especially the subspeciessativus in the familyApiaceae.
    Synonym:(obsolete)more
  3. A shade of orange similar to theflesh of most carrots (also called carrot orange).
    carrot: 
  5. (figurative) Anymotivational tool; anincentive to do something.
    Coordinate term:stick
    • 2022 August 7, Coral Davenport, Lisa Friedman, “Five Decades in the Making: Why It Took Congress So Long to Act on Climate”, inThe New York Times‎[1],→ISSN:
      Essentially, lawmakers replaced the sticks withcarrots.
    • 2023 August 7, Paul Krugman, “Climate Is Now a Culture War Issue”, inThe New York Times‎[2]:
      In 2022, when the Biden administration finally succeeded in passing a major climate bill, it consisted almost entirely ofcarrots—tax credits and subsidies for green energy.
  6. (UK, slang, derogatory) Someone from arural background.
  7. (UK, slang) A police officer from somewhere within the British Isles, but specifically outside of Greater London.
  8. (slang) Aredhead; aginger-haired person

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Translations

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Daucus carota ssp.sativus
shade
motivational tool

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Verb

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carrot (third-person singular simple presentcarrots,present participlecarroting,simple past and past participlecarroted)

  1. (transitive) To treat (an animal pelt) with a solution of mercuric nitrate as part offelt manufacture.

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