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noun, masculine

adobe

/aˈdobe/

noun, masculine/aˈdobe/plural: adobes

adobe

From Andalusian Arabic الظُّوْبْ (aḍ-ḍób), 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”).