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caban

caban noun: a grain measure equal to 3.47 cubic feet, used in the Philippine Islands.

Noun

caban (plural cabans)

  1. (Philippines) A grain measure equal to 3.47 cubic feet, used in the Philippine Islands.
    • After a good harvest the caban fetches four reales; but just before the harvest the price rises to one dollar, and often much higher.1916, Fedor Jagor, Tomas de Comyn, Chas. Wilkes, Rudolf Virchow., The Former Philippines thru Foreign Eyes
    • Eusebio Mazorca further states: [105]--"The Governor receives payment of the tribute in rice-paddy, which he credits to the native at two reales in silver per caban.1906, John Foreman, The Philippine Islands

Proper noun capitalized: Caban

Caban (plural Cabans)

  1. A surname.

Forms of caban

Noun
pluralcabans
Proper noun
pluralCabans

Questions about caban

What does caban mean?
Caban means a grain measure equal to 3.47 cubic feet, used in the Philippine Islands.
What part of speech is caban?
Caban can be a noun or a proper noun.
What is the plural of caban?
The plural of caban is cabans.

Words near caban in the dictionary

  1. caballoid
  2. Cabalquinto
  3. cabals
  4. cabalzarite
  5. cabamiquine
  6. caban
  7. cabana
  8. cabana boy
  9. cabana boys
  10. cabana set
  11. cabana sets

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