algarroba
English
Noun
algarroba (plural algarrobas)
- Alternative form of algaroba.
Spanish
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Andalusian Arabic الخَرُّوبَة (al-ḵarrū́ba), from Arabic خَرُّوبَة (ḵarrūba).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /alɡaˈroba/ [al.ɣ̞aˈro.β̞a]
Audio (Spain): (file) - Rhymes: -oba
- Syllabification: al‧ga‧rro‧ba
Noun
algarroba f (plural algarrobas)
- carob (fruit of the carob tree)
Derived terms
- algarrobal
- algarrobera
- algarrobilla
- algarrobo
Further reading
- “algarroba”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024