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adobe

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Main Entry: ado·be
Pronunciation: \ə-ˈdō-bē\
Function: 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


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