Saba

//ˈseɪ.bə// name, noun

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    An island, dependent territory, and special municipality of the Netherlands in the Caribbean, in the southern part off the west coast of Venezuela.
  2. 2
    Sheba: an ancient civilization in South Arabia (now Yemen), and crossing the Red Sea into the Horn of Africa.
  3. 3
    An East Chadic language spoken in Chad.
  4. 4
    A surname from Arabic.
Noun
  1. 1
    A sweet grape syrup made from grape must uncountable

    "Gar, a long, skinny fish, was cooked and served in thick grape syrup, like saba, the Italian grape must."

  2. 2
    A triploid hybrid banana cultivar from the Philippines (Musa acuminata × Musa balbisiana). uncountable
  3. 3
    Mackerel. uncountable
  4. 4
    Initialism of short-acting beta-adrenoceptor agonist, a drug class used in the treatment of respiratory diseases. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism

Etymology

Etymology 1

Alternative form of sapa.

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Tagalog saba.

Etymology 3

Borrowed from Japanese 鯖.

Etymology 4

Possibly derived from a shortening or misreading of Spanish San Cristóbal, the original name of the island.

Etymology 5

From Latin Saba, from Ancient Greek Σάβα (Sába), from Hebrew שְׁבָא (Šəḇā). Doublet of Sheba

Etymology 6

Borrowed from Arabic صبا (ṣabā).

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