ubac

English

Etymology

French ubac, from Occitan ubac, from Latin opācus. Doublet of opaque.

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /ˈjuː.bæk/
(US) IPA^(key): /ˈju.bæk/

Noun

ubac (plural ubacs)

(geography) The shady side of a mountain.

Antonyms

adret

Translations

a shady slope i.e. facing away from the sun

Catalan: obaga (ca) f
Chinese:
Mandarin: 山陰 (zh), 山阴 (zh) (shānyīn)

Maori: anganga maru

Anagrams

Cuba

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Occitan ubac, from Latin opācus. Doublet of opaque.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /y.bak/

Noun

ubac m (plural ubacs)

(geography) shady side of a mountain

Antonyms

adret

Further reading

“ubac” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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