cuba

See also Cuba

French

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ky.ba/, X-SAMPA: /ky.ba/
• Homophones: cubas, cubât

Verb

cuba

1. third-person singular past historic of cuber

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Italian

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -uba

Adjective

cuba f

1. feminine form of cubo

Noun

cupola f (plural cupole)

1. cupola

Anagrams

• buca

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Latin

Verb

cubā

1. second-person singular present active imperative of cubō

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Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Portuguese cuba, from Latin cūpa (“cask; vat”).

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA: /ˈkuβɐ/

• Audio (Portugal)

  (file)

• Homophone: Cuba

Noun

cuba f (plural cubas)

1. cask (large barrel for the storage of liquid, especially of alcoholic drinks)
2. industrial vat (large tub)

Synonyms

• (cask): tina, tonel
• (vat): tanque

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Spanish

Etymology

From Latin cupa.

Noun

cuba f (plural cubas)

1. barrel

Synonyms

• barril
• pipa

Derived terms

• borracho como una cuba