alfarroba
Galician
Alternative forms
- algarroa
Etymology
Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese alfarroba, borrowed from Arabic خَرُّوب (ḵarrūb), borrowed from Aramaic חַרּוּבָא.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /alfaˈroba/ [ɑl.faˈro.β̞ɐ]
- Rhymes: -oba
- Hyphenation: al‧fa‧rro‧ba
Noun
alfarroba f (plural alfarrobas)
- carob (fruit of the carob tree)
Further reading
- “alfarroba”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2025
- “alfarroba” in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (2014).
Old Galician-Portuguese
Alternative forms
- algarava
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic خَرُّوب (ḵarrūb).
Noun
alfarroba f (plural alfarrobas)
Descendants
References
- Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “algara@a”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “algaraua”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
Portuguese
Etymology
Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese alfarroba, borrowed from Arabic خَرُّوب (ḵarrūb), borrowed from Aramaic חַרּוּבָא. Compare Spanish algarroba.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /aw.faˈʁo.bɐ/ [aʊ̯.faˈho.bɐ]
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /aw.faˈʁo.bɐ/ [aʊ̯.faˈχo.bɐ]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /aw.faˈʁo.ba/ [aʊ̯.faˈho.ba]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /al.fɐˈʁo.bɐ/ [aɫ.fɐˈʁo.βɐ]
- Hyphenation: al‧far‧ro‧ba
Noun
alfarroba f (plural alfarrobas)
- carob (fruit of the carob tree)
Derived terms
Further reading
- Alfarrobeira on the Portuguese Wikipedia.Wikipedia pt