adobe

• Matériau de construction composé d'argile et de paille, souvent moulé en briques séchées au soleil, utilisé principalement dans les climats chauds et secs.

A noun referring to a building material made from clay and straw, often formed into sun-dried bricks, commonly used in hot, dry climates.

1. Building materialB2formal

   A mixture of clay, sand, and straw used to make sun-dried bricks for construction in hot, dry climates.

   Adobe (matériau de construction)

   • The house was built from adobe bricks.
   • Adobe is a traditional building material in the Southwest.
   • They mixed the adobe by hand before shaping the bricks.

   Synonymesmud brick

2. Sun-dried brickB2formal

   A brick made from adobe clay and dried in the sun, used for building walls.

   brique d'adobe

   • The ancient pueblo was constructed with adobe.
   • Adobe bricks are durable in arid climates.
   • They stacked the adobe to form the walls of the hut.