algarrobo

English

Noun

algarrobo (plural algarrobos)

1. carob (Ceratonia gen. et spp.)

Derived terms

• algarrobin

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish algarrobo, from algarroba, from Andalusian Arabic الْخَرُّوبَة (al-ḵarrū́ba), from Arabic الْخَرُّوب (al-ḵarrūb). Doublet of carrubo

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /al.ɡarˈrɔ.bo/
• Rhymes: -ɔbo
• Hyphenation: al‧gar‧rò‧bo

Noun

algarrobo m (plural algarrobi)

1. A tree of species Prosopis alba

   Synonym: algarrobo blanco

2. (uncountable) the wood of this plant

Further reading

• algarrobo in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
• algarrobo in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication

Spanish

Etymology

From algarroba.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /alɡaˈrobo/ [al.ɣ̞aˈro.β̞o]
• Rhymes: -obo
• Syllabification: al‧ga‧rro‧bo

Noun

algarrobo m (plural algarrobos)

1. carob (Ceratonia gen. et spp.)
2. silk tree (Albizia gen. et spp.)
3. algarrobo (many species in Prosopis)

Derived terms

• algarrobo blanco
• algarrobo loco
• algarrobo negro

Descendants

• → English: algarrobo
• → Italian: algarrobo

Further reading

• “algarrobo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025