English Explanatory Dictionary

algaroba

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  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.

Word forms

algaroba algarobas algarroba algeroba

Etymology

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

Synonyms

algarrobilla
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