algarroba

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Andalusian Arabic الخَرُّوبَة (alẖarrúba), from Arabic خَرُّوبَة (ḵarrūba). Compare Portuguese alfarroba.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /alɡaˈroba/ [al.ɣ̞aˈro.β̞a]

Noun

algarroba f (plural algarrobas)

1. carob (fruit of the carob tree)

Derived terms

• algarrobal
• algarrobo

Further reading

• “algarroba”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014