gabra
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Singapore/ˈɡɑbɹɑ/
gabra adjective: panicky and confused.
Adjective
gabra (not comparable)
- Panicky and confused.
- Who like army. No freedom and NCOs always shout. They have loud voices. They shout only we gabra (panic).1978 September 17, “Inside the mind of a rifleman”, in The Straits Times
- In the sports field, the nervous little boy who is drafted into the squad to make up a full team gets all “gabra” (or confused) when he receives the ball and “cocks up” the match resulting in his team’s defeat.1986 November 18, “Slanging the message across”, in The Straits Times
Noun capitalized: Gabra
Gabra (plural Gabra)
- A member of an Oromo-speaking people of Northern Kenya and Southern Ethiopia.
Forms of gabra
| plural | Gabra |
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Origin of gabra
From Malay gabra.
Questions about gabra
- What does gabra mean?
- Gabra means panicky and confused.
- What part of speech is gabra?
- Gabra can be an adjective or a noun.
- How do you pronounce gabra?
- Gabra is pronounced /ˈɡɑbɹɑ/ (Singapore).
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