cuba

== Albanian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈt͡suba/ === Noun === cuba indefinite nominative/accusative plural of cub inflection of cubë: definite nominative singular indefinite nominative/accusative plural == French == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ky.ba/ Homophones: cubas, cubât === Verb === cuba third-person singular past historic of cuber == Galician == === Etymology === From Old Galician-Portuguese cuba (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Latin cūpa (“cask; vat”), from Proto-Indo-European *kewp- (“a hollow”). Doublet of copa and copo, which came through a Late Latin intermediary variant. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈkuba/ [ˈku.β̞ɐ] Rhymes: -uba Hyphenation: cu‧ba === Noun === cuba f (plural cubas) cask (large barrel for the storage of liquid, especially of alcoholic drinks) Synonyms: bocoi, pipa industrial vat (large tub) ==== Derived terms ==== cubeta === References === Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “cuba”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “cuba”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “cuba”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN == Indonesian == === Pronunciation === (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃuba/ [ˈt͡ʃu.ba] Rhymes: -uba Syllabification: cu‧ba === Noun === cuba nonstandard form of coba (“try”) == Italian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈku.ba/ Rhymes: -uba Hyphenation: cù‧ba === Adjective === cuba feminine singular of cubo === Noun === cuba f (plural cube) cupola === Anagrams === buca == Kikuyu == === Alternative forms === cuuba === Etymology === Borrowed from Swahili chupa. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ʃùːβàꜜ/, /ɕùːβàꜜ/ This u is pronounced long. As for Tonal Class, Armstrong (1940) classifies this term into moondo class which includes mũndũ, huko, igego, igoti, inooro, irigũ, irũa, kĩbaata, kĩmũrĩ, kũgũrũ, mũciĩ, mũgeni, mũri, mwaki (“fire”), ndaka, ndigiri, njagathi, njogu, Mũrĩmi (“man's name”), etc. Benson (1964) classifies this term into Class 1 with a disyllabic stem, together with ndaka, and so on. (Kiambu) (Limuru) As for Tonal Class, Yukawa (1981) classifies this term into a group including cindano, huko, iburi, igego, igoti, ini (pl. mani), inooro, irigũ, irũa, iturubarĩ (pl. maturubarĩ), kĩbaata, kĩmũrĩ, kũgũrũ, mũciĩ, mũgeni, mũgũrũki, mũmbirarũ, mũndũ, mũri, mũthuuri, mwaki (“fire”), mwario (“way of speaking”), mbogoro, nda, ndaka, ndigiri, ngo, njagathi, njogu, nyondo (“breast(s)”), and so on. === Noun === cuba class 14 (plural macuba)(diminutive gacuba) or cuba class 9/10 (plural cuba) bottle Synonym: mũcuba === References === Muiru, David N. (2007). Wĩrute Gĩgĩkũyũ: Marĩtwa Ma Gĩgĩkũyũ Mataũrĩtwo Na Gĩthũngũ, p. 18. == Latin == === Verb === cubā second-person singular present active imperative of cubō === References === "cuba", in Charles du Fresne du Cange, Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887) “cuba”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper’s Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers == Malay == === Etymology === (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) === Pronunciation === (Literary Standard, /a/-variety) IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃuba/ [ˈt͡ʃu.ba] (schwa-variety) IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃubə/ [ˈt͡ʃu.bə] (Kuching) IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃoba/ [ˈt͡ʃo.ba] Rhymes: -a === Verb === cuba (Jawi spelling چوبا) to try; to attempt to do. used to politely order someone to do a task. ==== Alternative forms ==== coba (nonstandard Malay, Indonesian) ==== Further reading ==== "cuba" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017 == Old Galician-Portuguese == === Etymology === Inherited from Latin cūpa, from Proto-Indo-European *kewp-. Doublet of copa and copo. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈkuba/ Rhymes: -uba Hyphenation: cu‧ba === Noun === cuba f (plural cubas) cask (large barrel for the storage of liquid, especially of alcoholic drinks) Synonym: pipa 1484, X. Ferro Couselo (ed.), A vida e a fala dos devanceiros. Escolma de documentos en galego dos séculos XIII ao XVI. 2 vols. Vigo: Galaxia, page 127: ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== Fala: cuba Galician: cuba Portuguese: cuba === References === Barreiro, Xavier Varela; Guinovart, Xavier Gómez (2006–2018), “cuba”, in Corpus Xelmírez: corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval [Corpus Xelmírez: linguistic corpus of Medieval Galicia] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Cunha, Antônio Geraldo da (2020–2026), “cuba”, in Vocabulário histórico-cronológico do português medieval [Historical and chronological vocabulary of Medieval Portuguese] (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Fundação Casa de Rui Barbosa Seoane, Ernesto Xosé González; Granja, María Álvarez de la; Agrelo, Ana Isabel Boullón (2006–2022), “cuba”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval [Dictionary of dictionaries of Medieval Galician] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega == Polish == === Pronunciation === (Lesser Poland): (Goral): (Zagórze) IPA(key): [ˈt͡su.ba] === Noun === cuba f (Zagórze) alternative form of czuba (“braid pinned up at the back of the head; paek of a mountain”) === Further reading === Józefa Kobylińska (2001), “czuba”, in Marian Kucała, editor, Słownik gwary gorczańskiej (zagórzańskiej)‎[1] (in Polish), Kraków: Wydawnictwo Naukowe Akademii Pedagogicznej, →ISBN, page 25 == Portuguese == === Etymology 1 === From Old Galician-Portuguese cuba, from Latin cūpa (“cask; vat”), from Proto-Indo-European *kewp- (“a hollow”). Doublet of copa and copo, which came through a Late Latin intermediary variant. ==== Pronunciation ==== Homophone: Cuba Hyphenation: cu‧ba ==== Noun ==== cuba f (plural cubas) cask (large barrel for the storage of liquid, especially of alcoholic drinks) Synonyms: tina, tonel industrial vat (large tub) Synonym: tanque === Etymology 2 === ==== Verb ==== cuba inflection of cubar: third-person singular present indicative second-person singular imperative === Further reading === “cuba”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “cuba”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Spanish == === Etymology === Inherited from Old Spanish cuba, from Latin cūpa, from Proto-Indo-European *kewp- (“a hollow”). Doublet of copa, via the Latin variant cŭppa. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈkuba/ [ˈku.β̞a] Rhymes: -uba Syllabification: cu‧ba === Noun === cuba f (plural cubas) barrel Synonyms: barril, pipa ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “cuba”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025