Definitions for algarroba

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algarroba al·gar·ro·ba

Spelling: [al-guh-roh-buh]

IPA: /ˌæl gəˈroʊ bə/

Algarroba is a 9 letter English word. It's valid Words with friends word worth 15 points.

You can make 161 anagrams from letters in algarroba (aaabglorr).

Definitions for algarroba

noun

1. any of certain mesquites, especially Prosopis juliflora, having pinnate leaves and yellowish flowers.
2. the beanlike pod of this plant.
3. the carob tree or fruit.

Origin of algarroba

1835-45; Spanish Arabic al the + kharrūbah carob

Examples for algarroba

Even as the colossal one approached, Miguel Alvarado caught sight of the slim young nut-brown girl under the algarroba tree.

This algarroba wood is like iron and under water is almost imperishable.

She slipped away from the trunk of the algarroba and started off toward the clearing.

The skins are first dried in the sun, being pegged down with thorns of the algarroba tree.