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hubba

hubba noun: a grain.

Noun

hubba (plural hubbas)

  1. (British, India) A grain.
    • Diamonds and pearls are sold by hubbas and ruttees; 8 hubbas equal to 1 ruttee, about 2 grains troy.1825, William Milburn, Thomas Thornton, Oriental Commerce, page 111
  2. (British, India) A jot or tittle; the smallest amount.
    • The camp Banyans, to make their purchases of him, pay the assize your Highness may fix, and not a hubba shall be taken without payment being made.1786, Warren Hastings, India Courier Extraordinary, page 307

Forms of hubba

pluralhubbas

Origin of hubba

Borrowed from Hindustani حَبَّہ (habba) / हब्बा (habbā), from Classical Persian حبه (habba), from Arabic حَبَّة (ḥabba).

Questions about hubba

What does hubba mean?
Hubba means a grain.
What part of speech is hubba?
Hubba is a noun.
What is the plural of hubba?
The plural of hubba is hubbas.

Words near hubba in the dictionary

  1. hubae
  2. hubaes
  3. Hubal
  4. Hubang
  5. Hubay
  6. hubba
  7. hubba hubba
  8. hubba-hubba
  9. hubba-wha
  10. Hubback
  11. Hubballi

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