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algarroba

or al·ga·ro·ba

[ al-guh-roh-buh ]

noun

  1. any of certain mesquites, especially Prosopis juliflora, having pinnate leaves and yellowish flowers.
  2. the beanlike pod of this plant.
  3. the carob tree or fruit.


algarroba

/ ˌælɡəˈrəʊbə /

noun

  1. another name for mesquite carob
  2. the edible pod of these trees
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of algarroba1

1835–45; < Spanish < Arabic al the + kharrūbah carob
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Word History and Origins

Origin of algarroba1

C19: from Spanish, from Arabic al the + kharrūbah carob
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Example Sentences

She slipped away from the trunk of the algarroba and started off toward the clearing.

They were seated beneath the slowly withering algarroba tree out on the burning shales.

The skins are first dried in the sun, being pegged down with thorns of the algarroba tree.

Even as the colossal one approached, Miguel Alvarado caught sight of the slim young nut-brown girl under the algarroba tree.

This algarroba wood is like iron and under water is almost imperishable.

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