a‧do‧be /əˈdəʊbi $ əˈdoʊ-/
noun[
Date: 1700-1800;
Language: Spanish;
Origin: Arabic at-tub 'the brick', from Coptic tobe 'brick']
[uncountable] earth and
straw that are made into bricks for building houses
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