adobe

Meaning

Noun

adobe

Verb

1. (first-person, form-of, present, singular, subjunctive, third-person) inflection of adobar:
2. (form-of, imperative, singular, third-person) inflection of adobar:

Concepts

adobe

adobe brick

sun-dried brick

clay brick

Synonyms

terrón

tierra

cascote

tapia

Hyphenated as

a‧do‧be

Pronounced as (IPA)

/aˈdobe/

Etymology

From Arabic اَلطُّوب (aṭ-ṭūb), from Sahidic Coptic ⲧⲱⲃⲉ (tōbe, “brick”), from Demotic ⁠⁠ (tb, “brick”), from Egyptian Db-b-t:O39 (ḏbt, “brick, block, ingot”).