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adobe¹
- /əˈdəʊ.bi/ UK
- /əˈdoʊ.bi/ US
Rhymes with -əʊbi
Where it comes from
From Spanish adobe, from Arabic اَلطُّوب (aṭ-ṭūb), from Sahidic Coptic ⲧⲱⲃⲉ (tōbe, “brick”), from Demotic Egyptian (tb, “brick”), from Egyptian Db-b-t:O39 (ḏbt, “brick, block, ingot”).
Adobe²
- /əˈdoʊ.bi/ US
noun Adobes
- Any file, document or program that is associated with Adobe Inc.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: adobe brick, acrobat, format, reader, pdf, software, mud, banco, mudbrick, clay brick, pisé, rammed earth, cob, mud wall, sand crack, brickdust
Translations
Every language
noun unburnt brick
| Español | adobe |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 어도비 eodobi |
| 日本語 | アドベ adobe |
| 中文 | 土坯 tǔpī, 泥砖 nízhuān, 砖坯 zhuānpī |
| Português | adobe |
| Français | adobe |
| Deutsch | Adobe, Lehmziegel |
| Ελληνικά | πλίνθος plínthos, πλιθί plithí |
| Română | chirpici, văiugă |
| Русский | сама́н samán |
| Tiếng Việt | gạch sống |
| العربية | لَبِنَة labina, لَبِن labin, طُوب ṭūb |
noun the earth from which such bricks are made
| Français | argile |
|---|
noun a house made of adobe brick
| Español | casa de adobe |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 土砖房 |
| Français | maison en adobes |
Talk about this word "adobe." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/adobe. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. adobe. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/adobe "adobe." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/adobe.Cite this
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title = {adobe},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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