algarroba

English

Noun

algarroba (plural algarrobas)

1. Alternative form of algaroba

Spanish

Alternative forms

• garroba, garrofa

Etymology

Borrowed from Andalusian Arabic الخَرُّوبَة (al-ḵarrū́ba), from Arabic خَرُّوبَة (ḵarrūba).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /alɡaˈroba/ [al.ɣ̞aˈro.β̞a]

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• Rhymes: -oba
• Syllabification: al‧ga‧rro‧ba

Noun

algarroba f (plural algarrobas)

1. carob (fruit of the carob tree)

Derived terms

• algarrobal
• algarrobera
• algarrobilla
• algarrobo

 

Further reading

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