garroba

Spanish

Alternative forms

• algarroba
• garrofa

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic خَرُّوبَة (ḵarrūba).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡaˈroba/ [ɡaˈro.β̞a]
• Rhymes: -oba
• Syllabification: ga‧rro‧ba

Noun

garroba f (plural garrobas)

1. carob (fruit of the carob tree)

Further reading

• “garroba”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy, 2023 November 28