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debe

debe noun: a tin container used for kerosene etc.

Noun

debe (plural debes)

  1. (Kenya) A tin container used for kerosene etc.

Forms of debe

pluraldebes

Origin of debe

Borrowed from Swahili debe, borrowed from Omani Arabic دِبّة.

Questions about debe

What does debe mean?
Debe means a tin container used for kerosene etc.
What part of speech is debe?
Debe is a noun.
What is the plural of debe?
The plural of debe is debes.

Words near debe in the dictionary

  1. debbiest
  2. debbil
  3. debbils
  4. debby
  5. Debden
  6. debe
  7. debeak
  8. debeaked
  9. debeaking
  10. debeaks
  11. debeard

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