algarrobo
Italian
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish algarrobo, from algarroba, from Andalusian Arabic الْخَرُّوبَة (al-ḵarrū́ba), from Arabic الْخَرُّوب (al-ḵarrūb).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /al.ɡarˈrɔ.bo/
- Rhymes: -ɔbo
- Hyphenation: al‧gar‧rò‧bo
Noun
algarrobo m (plural algarrobi)
- algarrobo blanco (Prosopis alba)
- (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)
- carob (Ceratonia gen. et spp.)
- silk tree (Albizia gen. et spp.)
- algarrobo (many species in Prosopis)
Derived terms
- algarrobo loco
Descendants
- → English: algarrobo
- → Italian: algarrobo
Further reading
- “algarrobo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014