gabi

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noun

Colocasia esculenta, raised as a food primarily for its corm, which distantly resembles potato.

OriginTagalog gabi ← Proto-Philippine *gabi →
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Meanings

gabi1

noun
  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.

Gabi2

proper noun
  1. A barangay of Sipocot, Camarines Sur, Philippines.

Origin

  1. Proto-Philippine*gabi
  2. Tagaloggabi
  3. Englishgabi

From Tagalog gabi, from Proto-Philippine *gabi.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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