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tsuba

/ˈtsubə/

tsuba noun: the guard at the end of the grip of a Japanese sword or bladed weapon.

tsuba: the guard at the end of the grip of a Japanese sword or bladed weapon
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Noun

tsuba (plural tsubas or tsuba)

  1. The guard at the end of the grip of a Japanese sword or bladed weapon.

Forms of tsuba

pluraltsubas
pluraltsuba

Origin of tsuba

Borrowed from Japanese 鍔 (つば, tsuba).

Words that rhyme with tsuba

Questions about tsuba

What does tsuba mean?
Tsuba means the guard at the end of the grip of a Japanese sword or bladed weapon.
What part of speech is tsuba?
Tsuba is a noun.
How do you pronounce tsuba?
Tsuba is pronounced /ˈtsubə/.
What is the plural of tsuba?
The plural of tsuba is tsubas.

Words near tsuba in the dictionary

  1. TSTL
  2. TSTO
  3. TSTs
  4. Tsu
  5. Tsu T'ina
  6. tsuba
  7. Tsubaki
  8. tsubas
  9. Tsubasa
  10. tsubo
  11. tsubos

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