"caba" meaning in Portuguese

See caba in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈka.bɐ/ [Brazil], /ˈka.ba/ [Southern-Brazil], /ˈka.bɐ/ [Portugal], [ˈka.βɐ] [Portugal] Forms: cabas [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Old Tupi kaba. Etymology templates: {{bor+|pt|tpw|kaba}} Borrowed from Old Tupi kaba Head templates: {{pt-noun|f}} caba f (plural cabas)
  1. (Amazonas, Pará) wasp Tags: feminine Synonyms: vespa, marimbondo, cabatão
    Sense id: en-caba-pt-noun-lucmjYgk Categories (other): Amazonense Portuguese, Paraense Portuguese, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries, Portuguese entries with incorrect language header, Portuguese nouns with irregular gender, Insects Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 62 38 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 62 38 Disambiguation of Portuguese entries with incorrect language header: 85 15 Disambiguation of Portuguese nouns with irregular gender: 67 33 Disambiguation of Insects: 89 11
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ˈka.bɐ/ [Brazil], /ˈka.ba/ [Southern-Brazil], /ˈka.bɐ/ [Portugal], [ˈka.βɐ] [Portugal] Forms: cabas [plural]
Etymology: See cabra. Head templates: {{pt-noun|m}} caba m (plural cabas)
  1. eye dialect spelling of cabra (“guy, dude”) Tags: alt-of, masculine, pronunciation-spelling Alternative form of: cabra (extra: guy, dude)
    Sense id: en-caba-pt-noun-4mb3XmbC Categories (other): Portuguese eye dialect
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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    {
      "ipa": "[ˈka.βɐ]",
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      ],
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      ],
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          "word": "vespa"
        },
        {
          "word": "marimbondo"
        },
        {
          "word": "cabatão"
        }
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      ]
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      "tags": [
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    },
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      "ipa": "/ˈka.bɐ/",
      "tags": [
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    {
      "ipa": "[ˈka.βɐ]",
      "tags": [
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  "word": "caba"
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      "ipa": "/ˈka.ba/",
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      ]
    },
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      "ipa": "/ˈka.bɐ/",
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      "ipa": "[ˈka.βɐ]",
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  "word": "caba"
}

Download raw JSONL data for caba meaning in Portuguese (2.5kB)

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