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dabai

dabai noun: an official of the Chinese government wearing a white biosafety suit.

Noun (1)

dabai (plural dabai)

  1. An official of the Chinese government wearing a white biosafety suit.

Noun (2)

dabai (plural dabais)

  1. Sarawak olive (Canarium odontophyllum)

Forms of dabai

pluraldabai
pluraldabais

Origin of dabai

Borrowed from Chinese 大白 (dàbái). Coined during the COVID-19 pandemic when they were ubiquitous in China.

Borrowed from Malay.

Questions about dabai

What does dabai mean?
Dabai means an official of the Chinese government wearing a white biosafety suit.
What part of speech is dabai?
Dabai is a noun.
What is the plural of dabai?
The plural of dabai is dabai.

Words near dabai in the dictionary

  1. dab rigs
  2. dab up
  3. dab-handed
  4. Daba
  5. daba grass
  6. dabai
  7. dabakan
  8. Dabancheng
  9. dabao
  10. Dabb
  11. dabb lizard

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