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dabba

/ˈdʌb.ə/

More pronunciations (1)Fewer pronunciations

South Asia/ɖəb.bɑ/

dabba noun: a kind of lunchbox or food container.

dabba: a kind of lunchbox or food container
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Noun (1)

dabba (plural dabbas)

  1. (India) A kind of lunchbox or food container.
    Synonyms:
    tiffin

Noun (2)

IPA/ˈdæbə/

dabba (plural dabbas)

  1. del, the partial difference symbol ∂

dabba meaning in Malayalam

dabba in Malayalam

dabba, small box
ഡബ്ബ ḍabba

Synonyms of dabba

Forms of dabba

pluraldabbas

Origin of dabba

From Hindi डब्बा (ḍabbā, “box, container”).

Phrases with dabba

Questions about dabba

What does dabba mean?
Dabba means a kind of lunchbox or food container.
What is dabba in Malayalam?
Dabba in Malayalam is ഡബ്ബ (ḍabba). See Dabba meaning in Malayalam.
What part of speech is dabba?
Dabba is a noun.
How do you pronounce dabba?
Dabba is pronounced /ɖəb.bɑ/ (South Asia).
What is the plural of dabba?
The plural of dabba is dabbas.

Words near dabba in the dictionary

  1. Dabancheng
  2. dabao
  3. Dabb
  4. dabb lizard
  5. dabb lizards
  6. dabba
  7. dabbaba
  8. dabbabas
  9. dabbah
  10. dabbahs
  11. dabbas

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Adapted from Wiktionary: dabba (page history and authors); ഡബ്ബ (Malayalam) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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