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saba

Syllables: Sa·ba/ˈseɪ.bə//ˈsɑː.bə/

saba noun: a sweet grape syrup made from grape must.

Noun (1)

saba (uncountable)

  1. A sweet grape syrup made from grape must
    • Gar, a long, skinny fish, was cooked and served in thick grape syrup, like saba, the Italian grape must.2007 January 3, Florence Fabricant, “In Rustic Greek Dishes, a Fresh Approach to Ancient Flavors”, in New York Times

Noun (2)

saba (uncountable)

  1. A triploid hybrid banana cultivar from the Philippines (Musa acuminata × Musa balbisiana).

Noun (3)

saba (uncountable)

  1. Mackerel.

Proper noun (1) capitalized: Saba

Saba

  1. An island, dependent territory, and special municipality of the Netherlands in the Caribbean.

Proper noun (2) capitalized: Saba

Saba

  1. Sheba: an ancient civilization in South Arabia (now Yemen), and crossing the Red Sea into the Horn of Africa.
    Synonyms:
    Sheba

Proper noun (3) capitalized: Saba

Saba

  1. An East Chadic language spoken in Chad.

Proper noun (4) capitalized: Saba

Saba (plural Sabas)

  1. 34th Surah of Quran.
  2. A surname from Arabic.

Noun (4) capitalized: SABA

SABA (plural SABAs)

  1. (abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of short-acting beta-adrenoceptor agonist, a drug class used in the treatment of respiratory diseases.

Synonyms of saba

Forms of saba

Proper noun
pluralSabas
Noun
pluralSABAs

Origin of saba

Alternative form of sapa.

Borrowed from Tagalog saba.

Borrowed from Japanese 鯖.

Words formed from saba

Phrases with saba

Words that rhyme with saba

Questions about saba

What does saba mean?
Saba means a sweet grape syrup made from grape must.
What part of speech is saba?
Saba can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce saba?
Saba is pronounced /ˈseɪ.bə/.
What is the plural of saba?
The plural of saba is SABAs.

Words near saba in the dictionary

  1. Saavedra
  2. Saavedras
  3. saawanwa
  4. sab
  5. sab.
  6. saba
  7. Saba Island
  8. Saba Rock
  9. sabaconid
  10. sabaconids
  11. Sabadell

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