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.
Nearby words
adnexum, adnominal, adnoun, ado, ado-ekiti, adobe, adobe flat, adobo, adolescence, adolescent, adolescent medicine
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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Word Origin and History for adobe
adobe
1739, American English, from Spanish adobe, from oral form of Arabic al-tob "the brick," from Coptic tube "brick," a word found in hieroglyphics.
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