ADOBE


Meaning of ADOBE in English

/ əˈdəʊbi; NAmE əˈdoʊbi/ noun

[ U ] mud that is dried in the sun, mixed with straw and used as a building material

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WORD ORIGIN

mid 18th cent.: from Spanish , from adobar to plaster, from Arabic aṭ-ṭūb , from al the + ṭūb bricks.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.