algarroba
carob (the sweet pod of the carob tree)fruto del algarrobo, una vaina dulce
Comes from Arabic
الخَرُّوبَة
al-kharrūba
“the carob”«la algarroba»
Arabic today says
خَرُّوب
kharrūb
And it still does
The article
Spanish kept the Arabic article al- glued to the word.
The story
Here the Arabic kh became g: al-kharrūba > algarroba. In the Middle East, carob juice (kharrūb) is drunk during Ramadan.Aquí la kh árabe se hizo g: al-kharrūba > algarroba. En Oriente el jugo de algarroba (kharrūb) se bebe en Ramadán.
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