alfarroba

Portuguese

alfarroba

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic خَرُّوب (ḵarrūb) together with the definitive article al-, via Andalusian Arabic. Compare Spanish algarroba.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /aw.faˈʁo.bɐ/ [aʊ̯.faˈho.bɐ]

• (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)

1. carob (fruit of the carob tree)

Derived terms

• alfarrobeira

Further reading

• Alfarrobeira on the Portuguese Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^pt