saba

Sa·ba
S1A1B3A1
/ˈseɪ.bə/UK/ˈsɑː.bə/US/ˈsɑ.bə/

noun

A sweet grape syrup made from grape must

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saba1

nounsaba (uncountable)
  1. uncountablecookingA sweet grape syrup made from grape must

    Gar, a long, skinny fish, was cooked and served in thick grape syrup, like saba, the Italian grape must.

    2007 January 3, Florence Fabricant, “In Rustic Greek Dishes, a Fresh Approach to Ancient Flavors”, in New York Times

saba2

nounsaba (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA triploid hybrid banana cultivar from the Philippines (Musa acuminata × Musa balbisiana).

saba3

nounsaba (uncountable)
  1. uncountablecookingMackerel.

Saba4

proper noun
  1. An island, dependent territory, and special municipality of the Netherlands in the Caribbean.

Saba5

proper noun
  1. Sheba: an ancient civilization in South Arabia (now Yemen), and crossing the Red Sea into the Horn of Africa.

    Synonyms: Sheba

Saba6

proper noun
  1. An East Chadic language spoken in Chad.

Saba7

proper nounSaba (plural Sabas)

plural Sabas

  1. 34th Surah of Quran.
  2. A surname from Arabic.

SABA8

nounSABA (plural SABAs)

plural SABAs

  1. abbreviationinitialismmedicineInitialism of short-acting beta-adrenoceptor agonist, a drug class used in the treatment of respiratory diseases.

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounSheba: an ancient civilization in South Arabia (now Yemen), and crossing the Red Sea into the Horn of Africa.

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Origin

saba · noun

Alternative form of sapa.

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saba · noun

  1. Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*sabəqa
  2. Proto-Philippine*sabqa
  3. Tagalogsaba
  4. Englishsaba

Borrowed from Tagalog saba.

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saba · noun

  1. Japanese鯖
  2. Japanese鯖
  3. Englishsaba

Borrowed from Japanese 鯖.

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Saba · proper noun

Possibly derived from a shortening or misreading of Spanish San Cristóbal, the original name of the island.

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Saba · proper noun

  1. Hebrewשְׁבָא
  2. Ancient GreekΣάβα
  3. LatinSaba
  4. EnglishSaba

From Latin Saba, from Ancient Greek Σάβα (Sába), from Hebrew שְׁבָא (Šəḇā). Doublet of Sheba

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Saba · proper noun

  1. Arabicصبا
  2. EnglishSaba

Borrowed from Arabic صبا (ṣabā).

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 薩巴島 /萨巴岛
  • 薩巴島 /萨巴岛 (Sàbā Dǎo)island
Danish Saba
  • Sabaisland
Dutch Saba
  • Sabaisland
Estonian Saba
  • Sabaisland
Irish Saba
  • Sabaisland
Portuguese Saba
  • Sabaisland
Russian Са́ба
  • Са́ба (Sába)island
Spanish Saba
  • Sabaisland

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Cite this entry
APA

saba. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/saba

MLA

“saba.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/saba. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “saba,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/saba.

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