Where does “algaroba” come from?

algaroba (English) comes from Spanish algarroba, from Andalusian Arabic خروبة, from Arabic خَرُّوبَة.

algaroba (English): The carob, a leguminous tree of the Mediterranean...

Definitions

  1. The carob, a leguminous tree of the Mediterranean...

Ancestry of “algaroba”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishalgarrobacarob
2Andalusian Arabicخروبة—
3Arabicخَرُّوبَة—
Every word from Arabic خَرُّوبَة →Every word from Andalusian Arabic خروبة →Every word from Spanish algarroba →