ADOBE


Meaning of ADOBE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ə-ˈdō-bē ]

noun

Etymology: Spanish, from Arabic al-ṭūb the brick, from Coptic tōbe brick, from Egyptian dbt

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 -ˌlīk adjective

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adobe 2

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