algarroba

or al·ga·ro·ba

[ al-guh-roh-buh ]

noun

1. any of certain mesquites, especially Prosopis juliflora, having pinnate leaves and yellowish flowers.
2. the beanlike pod of this plant.
3. the carob tree or fruit.

algarroba

/ ˌælɡəˈrəʊbə /

noun

1. another name for mesquite carob
2. the edible pod of these trees

Word History and Origins

Origin of algarroba¹

1835–45; < Spanish < Arabic al the + kharrūbah carob

Word History and Origins

Origin of algarroba¹

C19: from Spanish, from Arabic al the + kharrūbah carob

Example Sentences

She slipped away from the trunk of the algarroba and started off toward the clearing.

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They were seated beneath the slowly withering algarroba tree out on the burning shales.

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The skins are first dried in the sun, being pegged down with thorns of the algarroba tree.

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Even as the colossal one approached, Miguel Alvarado caught sight of the slim young nut-brown girl under the algarroba tree.

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This algarroba wood is like iron and under water is almost imperishable.

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