n.
Pronunciation: ə - ' d ō -b ē
Function: noun
Etymology: Spanish, from Arabic al- ṭ ū b the brick, from Coptic t ō be brick, from Egyptian ḏ bt
Date: 1748
1 : a brick or building material of sun-dried earth and straw
2 : a structure made of adobe bricks
3 : a heavy clay used in making adobe bricks broadly : alluvial or playa clay in desert or arid regions
– ado · be · like \ - ˌ l ī k \ adjective
adobe 2