algarroba

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Andalusian Arabic الخَرُّوبَة‎ (alẖarrúba), from Arabic خَرُّوبَة‎ (ḵarrūba). Compare Portuguese alfarroba.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /alɡaˈroba/, [alɣaˈroβa]

Noun

algarroba f (plural algarrobas)

carob (fruit of the carob tree)

Derived terms

Further reading

“algarroba” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.

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