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- [uh-doh-bee]
- /əˈdoʊ bi/
- /əˈdəʊ.bi/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [uh-doh-bee]
- /əˈdoʊ bi/
Definitions of adobe word
- uncountable noun adobe Adobe is a mixture of mud and straw that is dried into bricks in the sun and used for building, especially in hot countries. 3
- noun adobe a sun-dried brick used for building 3
- noun adobe (as modifier) 3
- noun adobe a building constructed of such bricks 3
- noun adobe the clayey material from which such bricks are made 3
- noun adobe unburnt, sun-dried brick 3
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Origin of adobe
First appearance:
before 1750 One of the 47% newest English words
1750-60; Americanism; < Spanish < Arabic al-ṭub the brick < Coptic to:o:be brick < Egyptian Demotic tb < Egyptian Hieroglyphic ḏbt
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Parts of speech for Adobe
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adobe popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 92% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
adobe usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for adobe
noun adobe
- tile — a thin slab or bent piece of baked clay, sometimes painted or glazed, used for various purposes, as to form one of the units of a roof covering, floor, or revetment.
- house — a building in which people live; residence for human beings.
- brick — Bricks are rectangular blocks of baked clay used for building walls, which are usually red or brown. Brick is the material made up of these blocks.
- clay — Clay is a kind of earth that is soft when it is wet and hard when it is dry. Clay is shaped and baked to make things such as pots and bricks.
- mudcap — to blast (a rock) with an explosive attached to it with a capping of clay.
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