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
[
adobe 2
]