Etymology

algaroba

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Today it means: The carob, a leguminous tree of the Mediterranean region. Full definition →

Spanish algarroba ← Andalusian Arabic خروبة ← Arabic خَرُّوب
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The story

  1. Arabic · derived fromخَرُّوب“carob”
  2. Andalusian Arabic · derived fromخروبة
  3. Spanish · borrowed fromalgarroba
  4. English todayalgaroba

Borrowed from Spanish algarroba, from Andalusian Arabic خروبة (ḵarrūba), from Arabic خَرُّوب (ḵarrūb, “carob”).

Words from the same roots

Arabicخَرُّوب all →

carob

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