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Meaning of kaban | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
kaˈban

Definitions

  1. chest; trunk (especially one for clothes)
  2. cavan (a measurement of around 75 liters)
  3. herd; flock; swarm (of animals)
    obsolete
  4. ark
  5. a sack (e.g. of rice)
  6. treasury; coffers (supply or store of money)

Examples

“kaban ng bayan”

public treasury

“kabang ibon”

flock of birds

“tatlong kabang baka”

three herds of cattle

“isang kaban ng baboy”

one herd of pigs

“isang kabang pukyutan”

a swarm of bees

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

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