gabi

See also: Gabi and gab-i

English

Etymology

From Cebuano gabi.

Noun

gabi

  1. Colocasia esculenta, raised as a food primarily for its corm, which distantly resembles potato.
  2. Any of several other species with similar corms and growth habit in Colocasia, Alocasia etc.
  3. Food from a taro plant.

Anagrams

Cebuano

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: ga‧bi

Noun

gabi

  1. the taro plant (Colocasia esculenta)
  2. any of several other species with similar corms and growth habit in Colocasia, Alocasia etc.
  3. the corms of this plant
  4. the leaves of this plant used as vegetable

Derived terms

Anagrams

Gamilaraay

gabi

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡabi/

Etymology 1

Noun

gabi

  1. A male marriage class or skin group. A gabi can marry only a yibathaa; his sons will be gambu, and his daughters buuthaa.

Etymology 2

From English coffee.

Noun

gabi

  1. coffee

References

  • Peter Austin, A Reference Dictionary of Gamilaraay, northern New South Wales (1993)
  • Dhiirrala Gamilaraay Yuwaalaraay Language Program St Joseph School Po Box 125 Walgett NSW 2368 Australia
  • (2003) Gamilaraay Yuwaalaraay Yuwaalayaay Dictionary
  • (2015) Ma Gamilaraay

Hiligaynon

Noun

gábi

  1. taro

Tagakaulu Kalagan

Noun

gabi

  1. night

Tagalog

Noun

Pronunciation 1

IPA(key): ɡɐˈbi

gabí

  1. evening, night

Pronunciation 2

IPA(key): ˈɡabi

gabi

  1. taro plant

See also

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