adobe

• Substantivo que designa um material de construção feito de barro e palha, frequentemente moldado em tijolos secos ao sol, usado sobretudo em climas quentes e secos. Também pode se referir ao próprio tijolo ou construção feita com esse material.

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.

   Material de construção

   • 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.

   Sinônimosmud brick

2. Sun-dried brickB2formal

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

   Tijolo de 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.