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adobe

Pronunciation: /əˈdəʊbi, əˈdəʊb/

Definition of adobe

noun

[mass noun]
  • a kind of clay used as a building material: [as modifier]:adobe houses
  • [count noun] a brick formed from adobe.
  • [count noun] US a building constructed from adobe clay or bricks.

Origin:

mid 18th century: from Spanish, from adobar 'to plaster', from Arabic aṭ-ṭūb, from al 'the' + ṭūb 'bricks'

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