Eba

name, noun

name, noun ·2 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1
A stiff dough made by soaking garri in hot water and kneading it with a baton. uncountable
"I don’t grumble, even though eba clings to surfaces, especially wooden ones, like superglue."

Proper Noun

1
Initialism of Everything but Arms. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
"“The key responsibility here falls on the UK,” Hopewell said. “In order to prevent a major drop in LDC (least developed country) exports, it urgently needs to replicate the terms of the EU GSP and the EBA treaty and ensure that these arrangements are in place before the UK leaves the EU on March 29.”"

Example

"I don’t grumble, even though eba clings to surfaces, especially wooden ones, like superglue."

Etymology

From Yoruba ẹ̀bà.

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