Meaning of saba | Babel Free
/ˈseɪ.bə/Definitions
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A sweet grape syrup made from grape must uncountable
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A triploid hybrid banana cultivar from the Philippines (Musa acuminata × Musa balbisiana). uncountable
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Mackerel. uncountable
- An island, dependent territory, and special municipality of the Netherlands in the Caribbean, in the southern part off the west coast of Venezuela.
- Sheba: an ancient civilization in South Arabia (now Yemen), and crossing the Red Sea into the Horn of Africa.
- An East Chadic language spoken in Chad.
- A surname from Arabic.
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Initialism of short-acting beta-adrenoceptor agonist, a drug class used in the treatment of respiratory diseases. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Examples
“Gar, a long, skinny fish, was cooked and served in thick grape syrup, like saba, the Italian grape must.”
CEFR level
C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.