cassaba

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noun

a Middle Eastern unit of length, in Egypt the 500th part of a parasang (فَرْسَخ (farsaḵ)), about 3.5 metres.

OriginArabic قَصَبَة →
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Meanings

cassaba1

noun
  1. alternativeAlternative form of cassava.

cassaba2

nouncassaba (plural cassabas)

plural cassabas

  1. a Middle Eastern unit of length, in Egypt the 500th part of a parasang (فَرْسَخ (farsaḵ)), about 3.5 metres.

Origin

  1. Arabicقَصَبَة
  2. Englishcassaba

From Arabic قَصَبَة (qaṣaba).

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Anagrams

Cabassa
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APA

cassaba. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cassaba

MLA

“cassaba.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cassaba. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cassaba,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cassaba.

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