algaroba

• algarroba, algeroba

Borrowed from Spanish algarroba, from Andalusian Arabic الخَرُّوبَة (al-ḵarrūba), from Arabic خَرُّوب (ḵarrūb, “carob”).

algaroba (plural algarobas)

1. The carob, a leguminous tree of the Mediterranean region.
2. The edible beans or pods of the carob; St. John's bread.
3. The honey mesquite (Neltuma juliflora), a small tree found in the Americas.
4. The sweet, pulpy pods of the honey mesquite.

• (carob tree): algarrobilla

• “algaroba”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Borrowed from Spanish algarroba, from Andalusian Arabic الخَرُّوبَة (al-ḵarrūba), from Arabic خَرُّوب (ḵarrūb, “carob”).

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔalɡaˈɾoba/ [ʔɐl.ɡɐˈɾoː.bɐ]
• Rhymes: -oba
• Syllabification: al‧ga‧ro‧ba

algaroba (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎ᜔ᜄᜇᜓᜊ)

1. carob

• “algaroba”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018