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Meaning in simple English, pronunciation and examples
Pronunciation: US /əˈdoʊbi/ · UK /əˈdəʊbi/
adobe means: A brick made from earth, often mixed with straw, and dried in the sun rather than baked.
noun
A brick made from earth, often mixed with straw, and dried in the sun rather than baked.
- The wall is made of adobe.
- Workers left the adobe bricks in the sun.
- These old adobe walls keep the rooms cool.
Earth used to make bricks that dry in the sun.
- They mixed the adobe with water.
- The adobe contained clay, sand, and small pieces of straw.
- Wet adobe was pressed into wooden molds.
A house built with bricks made from earth and dried in the sun.
- They lived in a small adobe.
- The old adobe had two rooms and a flat roof.
- Several abandoned adobes stood at the edge of the village.
Questions about adobe
What does adobe mean?
A brick made from earth, often mixed with straw, and dried in the sun rather than baked.
What is adobe in other languages?
Türkçe: kerpiç · Español: adobe · Français: brique de terre crue · Deutsch: Lehmziegel · Italiano: mattone crudo · 日本語: 日干しれんが
How do you pronounce adobe?
In American English /əˈdoʊbi/; in British English /əˈdəʊbi/.
How do you use adobe in a sentence?
The wall is made of adobe. Workers left the adobe bricks in the sun.
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