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saba¹
Where it comes from
Alternative form of sapa.
noun
- 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.
saba²
noun
- A triploid hybrid banana cultivar from the Philippines (Musa acuminata × Musa balbisiana).
saba³
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Japanese 鯖.
noun
- Mackerel.
Saba⁴
- /ˈseɪ.bə/
Where it comes from
Possibly derived from a shortening or misreading of Spanish San Cristóbal, the original name of the island.
proper noun
- An island, dependent territory, and special municipality of the Netherlands in the Caribbean.
Saba⁵
- /ˈsɑː.bə/ UK
- /ˈsɑ.bə/ US
Rhymes with -ɑːbə
Where it comes from
From Latin Saba, from Ancient Greek Σάβα (Sába), from Hebrew שְׁבָא (Šəḇā). Doublet of Sheba
proper noun
-
Sheba: an ancient civilization in South Arabia (now Yemen), and crossing the Red Sea into the Horn of Africa.
Similar: Sheba
Saba⁶
proper noun
- An East Chadic language spoken in Chad.
Saba⁷
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Arabic صبا (ṣabā).
proper noun Sabas
- 34th Surah of Quran.
- A surname from Arabic.
SABA⁸
noun SABAs
- Initialism of short-acting beta-adrenoceptor agonist, a drug class used in the treatment of respiratory diseases.
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Talk about this word "saba." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/saba. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. saba. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/saba "saba." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/saba.Cite this
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