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Meaning of shabu | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
ʃaˈbu

Definitions

  1. methedrine; methamphetamine; crystal meth
    informal
  2. ya ba (tablet containing a mix of methamphetamine and caffeine)
    slang

Equivalents

العربية ميثامفيتامين
Azərbaycanca metamfetamin patı
Deutsch Methamphetamin
Ελληνικά μεθαμφεταμίνη
English methamphetamine
Español metanfetamina
Français méthamphétamine
Bahasa Indonesia shabu shabu-shabu syabu-syabu
Italiano metanfetamina
Bahasa Melayu syabu
Nederlands methamfetamine
Polski metamfetamina
Português metanfetamina
Русский метамфетамин
Svenska metamfetamin
ไทย ไอซ์
Tagalog bato

Examples

“Nakakaramdam siya ng pagnanasa. Mas masidhi ang sumpong ng isang taong bitin o kulang sa sex. Lalo na kung kargado sa gamot o bumatak ng shabu. Tulad ngayong solong nagmumukmok ang kanyang laman.”

He has sexual desire toward her. The temperament of a person lacking in sex is more intense, especially when he is high on [illegal] drugs or he sniffed shabu, like right now, when his body is sulking solo.

“[The police] confiscated a .45-caliber pistol, three improvised shotguns and sachets of suspected methamphetamine, and marked money from the suspects.”

CEFR level

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

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