adobe
[ uh-doh-bee ]
/ əˈdoʊ bi /
noun
sun-dried brick made of clay and straw, in common use in countries having little rainfall.
a yellow silt or clay, deposited by rivers, used to make bricks.
a building constructed of adobe.
a dark, heavy soil, containing clay.
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Origin of adobe
1750–60; Americanism;<Spanish <Arabic al-ṭub the brick <Coptic to:o:be brick <Egyptian Demotic tb<Egyptian Hieroglyphic ḏbt
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adobe
/ (əˈdəʊbɪ) /
noun
- a sun-dried brick used for building
- (as modifier)an adobe house
a building constructed of such bricks
the clayey material from which such bricks are made
Word Origin for adobe
C19: from Spanish
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