saint-john's-bread

1. 1.

   powder from the ground seeds and pods of the carob tree; used as a chocolate substitute

   Synonymscarobcarob powder

   Broaderfoodstuff

Questions about saint-john's-bread

What does saint-john's-bread mean?

saint-john's-bread means "powder from the ground seeds and pods of the carob tree; used as a chocolate substitute".

How many syllables are in saint-john's-bread?

saint-john's-bread has 4 syllables and divides as sa-int--john's--bread under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.