Meaning of gabata | Babel Free
[ˈɡa.ba.ta]Definitions
A kind of dish or platter assumed to be made out of precious material.
declension-1, feminine
Examples
“Trānscurrunt gabatae volantque lancēs.”
Platters run by and dishes fly.
“Sīc implet gabatās paropsidasque,”
Thus he fills platters and side dishes, and polished square saucers and hollow plates.
“Gavata, quia cavāta, G prō C litterā positā. Hinc et conca; sed illa cavāta, ista concāva: sīc et Graecī haec nuncupant.”
It's called gavata because it's hollowed out, with G put instead of C. Hence conca as well; but the former is hollowed, this one is concave: thus do the Greeks also call them.
CEFR level
B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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