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Meaning of saba | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized
ˈseɪ.bə

Definitions

  1. A sweet grape syrup made from grape must
  2. A triploid hybrid banana cultivar from the Philippines (Musa acuminata × Musa balbisiana).
  3. Mackerel.
  4. An island, dependent territory, and special municipality of the Netherlands in the Caribbean, in the southern part off the west coast of Venezuela.
  5. Sheba: an ancient civilization in South Arabia (now Yemen), and crossing the Red Sea into the Horn of Africa.
  6. An East Chadic language spoken in Chad.
  7. A surname from Arabic.
  8. Initialism of short-acting beta-adrenoceptor agonist, a drug class used in the treatment of respiratory diseases.

Equivalents

العربية صبا
Español Saba
Eesti saba
Français saba
Italiano Saba
Nederlands Saba
Português saba
Русский Са́ба

Examples

“Gar, a long, skinny fish, was cooked and served in thick grape syrup, like saba, the Italian grape must.”

CEFR level

C2
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