This is the 9174th most frequent Catalan word.
garrofa
"Garrofa" means "carob," referring to the fruit or tree of the carob plant.
Here, 'garrofa' is used to refer to the carob bean as a nutritious food for animals.
El granger recol·lecta garrofes per emmagatzemar-les pel bestiar.
The farmer collects carob beans to store them for his livestock.
In this sentence, 'garrofa' denotes the carob bean powder used in cooking or as a cocoa alternative.
La garrofa s'utilitza sovint com a substitut natural del cacau.
Carob is often used as a natural substitute for cocoa.
Here, 'garrofa' is describing the carob pods hanging from the tree.