alfarroba

Portuguese
alfarroba

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic خَرُّوب (ḵarrūb) together with the definitive article al-, via Andalusian Arabic. Compare Spanish algarroba.

Pronunciation
 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /aw.faˈʁo.bɐ/ [aʊ̯.faˈho.bɐ]
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /aw.faˈʁo.bɐ/ [aʊ̯.faˈχo.bɐ]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /aw.faˈʁo.ba/ [aʊ̯.faˈho.ba]
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /al.fɐˈʁo.bɐ/ [aɫ.fɐˈʁo.βɐ]

  • Hyphenation: al‧far‧ro‧ba

Noun

alfarroba f (plural alfarrobas)

  1. carob (fruit of the carob tree)

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