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dabba¹

  • /ɖəb.bɑ/ South Asia
  • /ɖɪb.bɑ/ South Asia
  • /ˈdʌb.ə/ UK

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From Hindi डब्बा (ḍabbā, “box, container”).

noun dabbas

  1. India A kind of lunchbox or food container.

    Similar: tiffin

dabba²

  • /ˈdæbə/

noun dabbas

  1. del, the partial difference symbol ∂

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"dabba." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/dabba. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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dabba. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/dabba

Chicago

"dabba." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/dabba.

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@misc{dabba_2026,
  title = {dabba},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/dabba},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}