ado·be /əˈdobi/
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 A·do·be n.
 1. An unburnt brick dried in the sun; also used as an adjective, as, an adobe house, in Texas or New Mexico.
 2. Earth from which unburnt bricks are made. [Western U. S.]
 3.  Geol. Alluvial and playa clays of desert and arid regions, differing from ordinary clays of humid regions in containing carbonates and other soluble minerals.

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 adobe
      n 1: the clay from which adobe bricks are made
      2: sun-dried brick; used in hot dry climates [syn: adobe brick]