"tsuba" meaning in English

See tsuba in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /tsubə/, /subə/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-tsuba.wav [US] Forms: tsubas [plural], tsuba [plural]
Rhymes: -uːbə Etymology: Borrowed from Japanese 鍔 (つば, tsuba). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|ja|鍔|tr=つば, tsuba}} Japanese 鍔 (つば, tsuba) Head templates: {{en-noun|s|tsuba}} tsuba (plural tsubas or tsuba)
  1. The guard at the end of the grip of a sword. Wikipedia link: tsuba Categories (topical): Swords

Inflected forms

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