Meaning

noun the clay from which adobe bricks are made

noun sun-dried brick; used in hot dry climates

originEtymology tree Egyptian ḏbt Demotic Egyptian tb Coptic ⲧⲱⲃⲉ (tōbe)der. Arabic طُوبَة (ṭūba) Andalusian Arabic طُوبَة Andalusian Arabic طُوبder. Spanish adobebor. English adobe From Spanish adobe, from Arabic اَلطُّوب (aṭ-ṭūb), from Sahidic Coptic ⲧⲱⲃⲉ (tōbe, “brick”), from Demotic Egyptian ⁠⁠ (tb, “brick”), from Egyptian Db-b-t:O39 (ḏbt, “brick, block, ingot”).

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