Meanings
tabun1
tabun2
plural tabuns · alternative taboon · alternative taboun
- A clay oven, shaped like a truncated cone, with an opening at the bottom for stoking the fire.
Standing near Joseph, carrying a bag of taboon flatbreads, was Olivier, from Ivory Coast. He arrived a year ago and has been trying to save the 3,000 dinars (£780) he said it would cost to make the trip to Europe.
2023 March 30, Simon Speakman Cordall, “Tunisian morgue overflows as more people attempt risky sea crossing”, in The Guardian
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAn extremely toxic nerve gas; a clear, tasteless liquid, with the molecular formula C₅H₁₁N₂O₂P.
More synonyms by meaning
nounthe first known nerve agent, synthesized by German chemists in 1936; a highly toxic combustible liquid that is soluble in organic solvents and is used as a nerve gas in chemical warfare
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
tabun · noun
- Arabicطَابُون
- Arabicطَابُون
- Englishtabun
Borrowed from Arabic طَابُون (ṭābūn).
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Chinese Mandarin 塔崩
- 塔崩 (tǎbēng)toxic nerve gas
German Tabun
- Tabuntoxic nerve gas
Spanish tabun
- tabuntoxic nerve gas
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Cite this entry
tabun. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tabun
“tabun.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tabun. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tabun,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tabun.
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