alfarroba

Portuguese

alfarroba

Etymology

Borrowed from Andalusian Arabic الخَرُّبَة (al-ḵarruba), from Arabic خَرُّوب (ḵarrūb). Compare Spanish algarroba.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: al‧far‧ro‧ba

Noun

alfarroba f (plural alfarrobas)

  1. carob (fruit of the carob tree)

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