algarroba

Other forms of algarroba

plural

algarrobas·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about algarroba

What does algarroba mean?

algarroba means "long pod containing small beans and sweetish edible pulp; used as animal feed and source of a chocolate substitute". That is the primary sense; the word has 4 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in algarroba?

algarroba has 4 syllables and divides as al-gar-ro-ba under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

What is another word for algarroba?

Close synonyms include carob, carob bean, algarroba bean, locust bean, locust pod. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is algarroba a common word?

algarroba is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.