roble

American  

[roh-bley] / ˈroʊ bleɪ /

noun

1. a Californian white oak, Quercus lobata, having a short trunk and large, spreading branches.

2. any of several other trees, especially of the oak and beech families.

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roble British  

/ ˈrəʊbleɪ /

noun

1. Also called: white oak.  an oak tree, Quercus lobata , of California, having leathery leaves and slender pointed acorns

2. any of several similar or related trees

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Etymology

Origin of roble

1860–65; < Spanish, Portuguese ≪ Latin rōbur oak tree

Example Sentences

Thus are formed the words olivar, robledar, and pinal, from olivo, roble, and pino.

From Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 1 by Ross, Thomasina

The wood of which they are made is the roble, or sometimes tiqui.

From Narrative of the surveying voyages of His Majesty's ships Adventure and Beagle, between the years 1826 and 1836 Volume I. - Proceedings of the First Expedition, 1826-1830 by Fitzroy, Robert