/ 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.
/ 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. 2005