แครอท
carrot
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An everyday noun for a carrot, referring either to the vegetable as a plant or to the edible root used in food.
carrot
Refers to the carrot plant or its edible root, including carrot used as an ingredient.
Learning notes
Explanation
This is a loanword from English “carrot.” It can refer to the plant itself, the edible root, or carrot used as an ingredient. Whole carrots can be counted with the classifier หัว, which is also used for roots, bulbs, and certain rounded objects. Use ชิ้น for cut pieces and กิโล when giving a weight in kilograms. Variant spellings such as แครอต and แคร์รอต may also be encountered.
Usage
Commonly used in recipes, home cooking, grocery shopping, and conversations about food preferences, vegetables, and nutrition.
Caution
Unlike English “carrot,” which can figuratively mean a reward or incentive, แครอท by itself is normally understood literally as the vegetable.