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:

adobar

to marinate

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Concepts

adobe

adobe brick

sun-dried brick

clay brick

Synonyms

terrón

tierra

cascote

tapia

Translations

adobe

adobe

Adobe

tova

Lehmziegel

adobe

kerpiç

mattone

طُوب

adobe

atovó

πλίνθος

τούβλο ψημένο στον ήλιο

’pliθa

لَبِنَة

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”).