Algaroba

/ˌælɡəˈroʊbə/ noun

A tropical tree that produces long seed pods used for food and animal feed, or the pods themselves.

From Spanish algarroba, derived from Arabic al-kharrubah, meaning 'locust tree.' The word traveled through trade routes from North Africa into Spanish and then English, referring to both the carob tree and the mesquite tree in different regions.

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