algarroba

al·gar·ro·ba or al·ga·ro·ba  (lg-rb)

n.

1.

a. See mesquite.

b. The edible pod of this plant.

2. See carob.

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[American Spanish, mesquite, from Spanish, carob, from Arabic al-arrba : al-, the + arrba, carob pod (from arrb, carob; see rb in Semitic roots).]

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algarroba, algaroba [ˌælgəˈrəʊbə]

n

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) another name for mesquite, carob

2. (Cookery) the edible pod of these trees

[from Spanish, from Arabic al the + kharrūbah carob]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	algarroba - long pod containing small beans and sweetish edible pulp; used as animal feed and source of a chocolate substitute algarroba bean, carob, carob bean, locust bean, locust pod carob powder, Saint-John's-bread, carob - powder from the ground seeds and pods of the carob tree; used as a chocolate substitute carob bean tree, carob tree, Ceratonia siliqua, algarroba, carob - evergreen Mediterranean tree with edible pods; the biblical carob bean - any of various seeds or fruits that are beans or resemble beans
	2.	algarroba - evergreen Mediterranean tree with edible pods; the biblical carob carob bean tree, carob tree, Ceratonia siliqua, carob Ceratonia, genus Ceratonia - carobs algarroba, algarroba bean, carob, carob bean, locust bean, locust pod - long pod containing small beans and sweetish edible pulp; used as animal feed and source of a chocolate substitute bean tree - any of several trees having seedpods as fruits
	3.	algarroba - mesquite pod used in tanning and dyeing algarobilla, algarrobilla Prosopis juliflora, Prosopis juliiflora, algarroba - mesquite of Gulf Coast and Caribbean Islands from Mexico to Venezuela bean - any of various seeds or fruits that are beans or resemble beans
	4.	algarroba - mesquite of Gulf Coast and Caribbean Islands from Mexico to Venezuela Prosopis juliflora, Prosopis juliiflora mesquit, mesquite - any of several small spiny trees or shrubs of the genus Prosopis having small flowers in axillary cylindrical spikes followed by large pods rich in sugar algarobilla, algarrobilla, algarroba - mesquite pod used in tanning and dyeing