Definition of: adobe

(ə·dō′bē) noun
1. A sun-dried brick or a structure of such material.
2. The mixed earth or sandy, calcareous clay of which such bricks are made.
3. A brick of clay material with which pulverized ore may be combined.
4. U.S. Dial. A Mexican silver dollar,
— adjective Composed of adobe: often used figuratively to denote things made in Mexico. [<Sp. <Arabic at-tub the brick]