Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The Spanish name of the carob-tree, Ceratonia Siliqua.
- noun In America, a name given to the honey-mesquit, Prosopis juliflora, and to the Hymenæa Courbaril.
- noun A substance resembling catechu in appearance and properties, obtained from the La Plata, and containing tannin mixed with a deep-brown coloring matter.
- noun Also spelled
algaroba .
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- noun long pod containing small beans and sweetish edible pulp; used as animal feed and source of a chocolate substitute
- noun evergreen Mediterranean tree with edible pods; the biblical carob
- noun mesquite of Gulf Coast and Caribbean Islands from Mexico to Venezuela
- noun mesquite pod used in tanning and dyeing
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Examples
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-- The locust tree of the West Indies; also called algarroba in tropical regions.
Catalogue of Economic Plants in the Collection of the U. S. Department of Agriculture William Saunders 1861
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The monk's advice is like the algarroba; -- [The algarroba is a sort of leguminous plant common in Spain] -- when it is laid up to dry it may be reasonably wholesome, but it is harsh and bitter enough when taken fresh. "
Leila or, the Siege of Granada, Book II. Edward Bulwer Lytton Lytton 1838
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The monk's advice is like the algarroba; -- [The algarroba is a sort of leguminous plant common in Spain] -- when it is laid up to dry it may be reasonably wholesome, but it is harsh and bitter enough when taken fresh. "
Leila or, the Siege of Granada, Complete Edward Bulwer Lytton Lytton 1838
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We set out early in the morning, and by mid-day reached the ravine of Paypote, where there is a tiny rill of water, with a little vegetation, and even a few algarroba trees, a kind of mimosa.
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We set out early in the morning, and by mid-day reached the ravine of Paypote, where there is a tiny rill of water, with a little vegetation, and even a few algarroba trees, a kind of mimosa.
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Yes, there are delights; but "life is real, life is earnest," and a meal of _algarroba_ beans (the husks of the prodigal son of Luke XV.) is not any more tempting if eaten under the shade of
Through Five Republics on Horseback, Being an Account of Many Wanderings in South America G. Whitfield Ray
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From the _algarroba_ bean an intoxicating drink is made, called _ang - min_, and then yells, hellish sounds and murderous blows inspire terror in the paleface guest.
Through Five Republics on Horseback, Being an Account of Many Wanderings in South America G. Whitfield Ray
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From the algarroba they prepare an intoxicating liquor which rouses them to a fighting frenzy.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 10: Mass Music-Newman 1840-1916 1913
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Their principal ceremony is in connection with the ripening of the algarroba, when the priests in fantastic dress go about the trees, dancing and singing at the top of their voices to the sound of a wooden drum, keeping up the din day and night.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 10: Mass Music-Newman 1840-1916 1913
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They live chiefly upon fish and the fruit of the algarroba, a species of mesquit or honey-locust, but will eat anything that is not poisonous, even rats and grasshoppers.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 10: Mass Music-Newman 1840-1916 1913
yarb commented on the word algarroba
...oh, they positively stank, you know, your little shorts, of lavendered Ada, and her catfood, and your caked algarroba!
- Nabokov, Ada, or Ardor
June 4, 2008