roble

[ roh-bley ]

noun

1. a Californian white oak, Quercus lobata, having a short trunk and large, spreading branches.
2. any of several other trees, especially of the oak and beech families.

roble

/ ˈrəʊbleɪ /

noun

1. Also calledwhite oak an oak tree, Quercus lobata , of California, having leathery leaves and slender pointed acorns
2. any of several similar or related trees

Word History and Origins

Origin of roble¹

1860–65; < Spanish, Portuguese ≪ Latin rōbur oak tree

Word History and Origins

Origin of roble¹

C19: from Spanish: from Latin rōbur oak, strength

Example Sentences

The wood of which they are made is the roble, or sometimes tiqui.

From Project Gutenberg

Several glittering ponds, alive with all varieties of aquatic birds, reflected upon their limpid surface the broad-leaved crowns of the fan-palms, towering above verdant groves of laurel, amyris, and elm-like robles.

From Project Gutenberg

And the house that our wares lie in costs from that day vntil Easter ten robles.

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