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)
- carob (fruit of the carob tree)
Derived terms
- alfarrobeira
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