alfarroba

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Etymology

    Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese alfarroba, borrowed from Arabic خَرُّوب (ḵarrūb), borrowed from Aramaic חַרּוּבָא.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /alfaˈroba/
    • Rhymes: -oba
    • Hyphenation: al‧fa‧rro‧ba

    Noun

    alfarroba f (plural alfarrobas)

    1. carob (fruit of the carob tree)

    Further reading

    Old Galician-Portuguese

    Alternative forms

    Etymology

      Borrowed from Arabic خَرُّوب (ḵarrūb).

      Noun

      alfarroba f (plural alfarrobas)

      1. carob

      Descendants

      • Galician: alfarroba, algarroa
      • Portuguese: alfarroba

      References

      Portuguese

      alfarroba

      Etymology

        Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese alfarroba, borrowed from Arabic خَرُّوب (ḵarrūb), borrowed from Aramaic חַרּוּבָא. Compare Spanish algarroba.

        Pronunciation

         

        • Hyphenation: al‧far‧ro‧ba

        Noun

        alfarroba f (plural alfarrobas)

        1. carob (fruit of the carob tree)

        Derived terms

        Further reading