algarroba

(al′gə rō)

or algaroba

noun

  1. the carob tree or its pods
  2. ☆ the mesquite tree or its pods

Origin: Sp < Ar al-kharrūba < al, the + kharrūba, carob

See algarroba in American Heritage Dictionary 4

or al·ga·ro·ba

noun
  1. a. See mesquite.
    b. The edible pod of this plant.
  2. See carob.

Origin:

Origin: American Spanish, mesquite

Origin: , from Spanish, carob

Origin: , from Arabic al-ḫarrūba

Origin: : al-, the

Origin: + ḫarrūba, carob pod (from ḫarrūb, carob; see ḫrb in Semitic roots)

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