"dabai" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: dabai [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Chinese 大白 (dàbái). Coined during the COVID-19 pandemic when they were ubiquitous in China. Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|zh|大白}} Borrowed from Chinese 大白 (dàbái) Head templates: {{en-noun|*}} dabai (plural dabai)
  1. An official of the Chinese government wearing a white biosafety suit.
    Sense id: en-dabai-en-noun-uLC2Lgnf
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Forms: dabais [plural]
Etymology: From Malay. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|ms|-}} Malay Head templates: {{en-noun}} dabai (plural dabais)
  1. (botany) Sarawak olive (Canarium odontophyllum)
    Sense id: en-dabai-en-noun-aT~jA4cu Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Sapindales order plants Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 26 74 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 16 84 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 24 76 Disambiguation of Sapindales order plants: 21 79 Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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