what is the origin of the word "adobe".
Can you tell me the origin of the word "adobe".
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May be you are looking for the "pescado adobado".
adobar, to marinate
Cazón adobado...hmmmmmmmmmm, delicioso
I got this from wikepedia...
The word adobe (pronounced /??do?bi?/) has come to us over some 4000 years with little change in either pronunciation or meaning: the word can be traced from the Middle Egyptian (c. 2000 BC) word dj-b-t "mud [i.e., sun-dried] brick." As Middle Egyptian evolved into Late Egyptian, Demotic, and finally Coptic (c. 600 BC), dj-b-t became tobe "[mud] brick." This evolved into Arabic al-tub (?????? al "the" + tub "brick") "[mud] brick," which was assimilated into Old Spanish as adobe [a?dobe], still with the meaning "mud brick." English borrowed the word from Spanish in the early 18th century.
Adobe style in Santa Fe, New Mexico In more modern English usage, the term "adobe" has come to include a style of architecture that is popular in the desert climates of North America, especially in New Mexico. (Compare with stucco).
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