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a·do·be  (-db)

n.

1.

a. A sun-dried, unburned brick of clay and straw.

b. The clay or soil from which this brick is made.

2. A structure built with this type of brick.

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[Spanish, from Arabic a-ba, the brick : al-, the + ba, a brick, singulative of b, bricks (from Coptic tbe, tbe, from Egyptian bt, brick).]

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adobe [ad-oh-bee]

Noun

1. a sun-dried brick

2. the claylike material from which such bricks are made

3. a building made of such bricks [Spanish]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	adobe - the clay from which adobe bricks are made adobe brick, adobe - sun-dried brick; used in hot dry climates clay - a very fine-grained soil that is plastic when moist but hard when fired
	2.	adobe - sun-dried brick; used in hot dry climates adobe brick brick - rectangular block of clay baked by the sun or in a kiln; used as a building or paving material adobe - the clay from which adobe bricks are made