tabas

Spanish

Noun

tabas f pl

1. plural of taba

Tagalog

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog)
  • IPA^(key): /ˈtabas/ [ˈta.bɐs] (noun)
    • Rhymes: -abas
  • IPA^(key): /taˈbas/ [tɐˈbas] (adjective)
    • Rhymes: -as
• Syllabification: ta‧bas

Noun

tabas (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜊᜐ᜔)

1. cut; style of cut (of cloth, paper, dress, etc.)

   Synonyms: korte, putol, gupit

2. act of cutting according to a pattern or design (of cloth, paper, dress, etc.)

   Synonym: pagtabas

3. (by extension) general features (of one's face)

   Synonyms: korte, hugis

Derived terms

• ipagtabas
• itabas
• magtabas
• matabas
• panabas
• pinagtabasan
• tabasin
• tumabas

 

Adjective

tabás (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜊᜐ᜔)

1. cut according to a pattern or design

   Synonym: kinorte

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /taˈbas/ [tɐˈbas]
• Rhymes: -as
• Syllabification: ta‧bas

Noun

tabás (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜊᜐ᜔)

1. cutting down of excessive growth of grass, weeds, etc. (as with a cutlass, bolo, etc.)
2. harvesting by cutting down with a bolo, etc. (of sugarcane, corn, etc.)

Adjective

tabás (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜊᜐ᜔)

1. cut down with a cutlass, bolo, etc. (of excessive growth or grass, weeds, etc.)
2. harvested and ready for milling (of sugarcane, corn, etc.)

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈtabas/ [ˈta.bɐs]
• Rhymes: -abas
• Syllabification: ta‧bas

Noun

tabas (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜊᜐ᜔)

1. moonfish (Mene maculata)

Anagrams

• batas, sabat

Volapük

Noun

tabas

1. genitive plural of tab

Yakan

Verb

tabas

1. to cut, to cut out (fabric, traditionally with a small knife)