alfarroba

Galician

Alternative forms

  • algarroa

Etymology

  • Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese alfarroba, borrowed from Arabic خَرُّوب (ḵarrūb), borrowed from Aramaic חַרּוּבָא.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /alfaˈroba/ [ɑl.faˈro.β̞ɐ]
    • Rhymes: -oba
    • Hyphenation: al‧fa‧rro‧ba

    Noun

    alfarroba f (plural alfarrobas)

    1. carob (fruit of the carob tree)

    Further reading

    Old Galician-Portuguese

    Alternative forms

    • algarava

    Etymology

  • Borrowed from Arabic خَرُّوب (ḵarrūb).

    Noun

    alfarroba f (plural alfarrobas)

    1. carob

    Descendants

    • Galician: alfarroba, algarroa
    • Portuguese: alfarroba

    References

    Portuguese

    Etymology

  • Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese alfarroba, borrowed from Arabic خَرُّوب (ḵarrūb), borrowed from Aramaic חַרּוּבָא. Compare Spanish algarroba.

    Pronunciation

     
    • (Brazil) IPA(key): /aw.faˈʁo.bɐ/ [aʊ̯.faˈho.bɐ]
      • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /aw.faˈʁo.bɐ/ [aʊ̯.faˈχo.bɐ]
      • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /aw.faˈʁo.ba/ [aʊ̯.faˈho.ba]
    • (Portugal) IPA(key): /al.fɐˈʁo.bɐ/ [aɫ.fɐˈʁo.βɐ]

    • Hyphenation: al‧far‧ro‧ba

    Noun

    alfarroba f (plural alfarrobas)

    1. carob (fruit of the carob tree)

    Derived terms

    Further reading