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Noun: adobe  u'dow-bee
  1. Sun-dried brick; used in hot dry climates
    "The traditional house was built with adobe bricks, keeping it cool in the desert heat";
    - adobe brick
     
  2. The clay from which adobe bricks are made
    "The builders gathered adobe to construct the traditional southwestern-style home"

Derived forms: adobes

Type of: brick, clay

Encyclopedia: Adobe