algaroba

noun

al·​ga·​ro·​ba ˌal-gə-ˈrō-bə 

variants or algarroba or algarrobo

ˌal-gə-ˈrō-bō 

1

: carob sense 1

2

[Mexican Spanish, from Spanish] : mesquite

also : its pods

Word History

Etymology

Spanish algarroba, from Arabic al-kharrūba the carob

First Known Use

1577, in the meaning defined at sense 1