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adobe

[uh-doh-bee] / əˈdoʊ bi /
NOUN
sun-dried brick
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Instead they encountered Hawikku, an adobe pueblo in what is now western New Mexico.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026

Eventually, however, the lush commons became something like adobe hills.

From Salon • Jul. 12, 2025

That includes adobe and cob, a material made from clay, sand and straw.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 28, 2025

Hackman was a lover of the arts and a painter himself, so he fit in well: Santa Fe is known for its iconic adobe architecture and is home to more than 250 galleries.

From BBC • Mar. 1, 2025

And the men of the village were not working in the fields, they clung together in groups at the adobe corners of houses and whispered to each other as we drove by.

From "Bless Me, Ultima" by Rudolfo Anaya




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