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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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of algarroba1

1835–45; < Spanish < Arabic al the + kharrūbah carob
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Word History and Origins

Origin of algarroba1

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

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

Hymenæa courbaril.—The locust tree of the West Indies; also called algarroba in tropical regions.

From the algarroba bean an intoxicating drink is made, called ang- min, and then yells, hellish sounds and murderous blows inspire terror in the paleface guest.

There, beneath the stunted algarroba tree, sat the child.

Thither Josè bent his steps, and at length came upon the girl sitting in the shade of a stunted algarroba tree some distance from the usual trail.

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