DFNthe fruit of a Mediterranean tree, which tastes similar to chocolate 角豆〔产于地中海地区，味似巧克力〕
Examples from the Corpus
carob• Chocolate and chocolate sauces, toffees, fudge, butterscotch, carob chocolate.• Then, as I looked back at the dark, inscrutable carob tree, I did feel a faint touch of fear.• And then another figure appeared from behind the carob.• The pods of the carob trees dangled, black and leaking rank gum, ripe for cropping.• The carob came into sight below.
Origincarob
(1500-1600)Frenchcarobe, from Medieval Latincarrubium, from Arabickharrubah