ADOBE


Meaning of ADOBE in English

[ ə'dəʊbi , ə'dəʊb ]

■ noun a kind of clay used to make sun-dried bricks.

Origin

C18: from Sp., from adobar 'to plaster', from Arab. aṭ-ṭūb , from al 'the' + ṭūb 'bricks'.

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