caban

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English

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Noun

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caban (plural cabans)

  1. (Philippines) A grain measure equal to 3.47 cubic feet, used in the Philippine Islands.
    • 1916, Fedor Jagor, Tomas de Comyn, Chas. Wilkes, Rudolf Virchow., The Former Philippines thru Foreign Eyes[1]:
      After a good harvest the caban fetches four reales; but just before the harvest the price rises to one dollar, and often much higher.
    • 1906, John Foreman, The Philippine Islands[2]:
      Eusebio Mazorca further states: [105]--"The Governor receives payment of the tribute in rice-paddy, which he credits to the native at two reales in silver per caban.

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Anagrams

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French

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Italian gabbano.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ka.bɑ̃/
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Noun

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caban m (plural cabans)

  1. reefer jacket

Descendants

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  • German: Caban

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Scottish Gaelic

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Noun

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caban m pl

  1. plural of cab

Spanish

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Tagalog cabán.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈkaban/ [ˈka.β̞ãn]
  • Rhymes: -aban
  • Syllabification: ca‧ban

Noun

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caban m (plural cábanes)

  1. (Philippines, historical, archaic) Alternative spelling of caván

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Tagalog

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Noun

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cabán (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜊᜈ᜔)

  1. Obsolete spelling of kaban.

Welsh

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Etymology

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From Middle English caban, cabane, from Old French cabane, from Late Latin cabanna.

Noun

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caban m (plural cabanau)

  1. cabin, hut
    Synonyms: bwthyn, cwt
  2. kiosk, booth

Derived terms

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  • caban unnos (dwelling built overnight on common land)

Mutation

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Mutated forms of caban
radical soft nasal aspirate
caban gaban nghaban chaban

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

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  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “caban”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies