"dabba" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ɖəbːa/ (note: Indic), /ˈdʌbə/ [Received-Pronunciation] Forms: dabbas [plural]
Etymology: From Hindi डब्बा (ḍabbā, “box, container”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|hi|डब्बा|t=box, container}} Hindi डब्बा (ḍabbā, “box, container”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} dabba (plural dabbas)
  1. (India) A kind of lunchbox or food container. Tags: India Synonyms: tiffin Related terms: dabbawalla
    Sense id: en-dabba-en-noun-~ZnXDtND Categories (other): Indian English
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ˈdæbə/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-dabba.wav Forms: dabbas [plural]
Etymology templates: {{wp|∂}} Head templates: {{en-noun}} dabba (plural dabbas)
  1. (mathematics) del, the partial difference symbol ∂ Related terms: yabba dabba doo (english: different etymology)
    Sense id: en-dabba-en-noun-kqjsCqa5 Categories (other): Mathematics, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries, Containers Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 32 68 Disambiguation of Pages with 5 entries: 19 57 12 12 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 20 65 7 7 Disambiguation of Containers: 28 72 Topics: mathematics, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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