kasaba

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch cassave, from French cassave, from Spanish cazabe, from Taíno caçabi.^[1][2]

Noun

kasaba

1. cassava
   • 1975, “Basya Adyuku koni”, in Ursy M. Lichtveld, Jan Voorhoeve, editors, Creole drum. An Anthology of Creole Literature in Surinam‎, New Haven, London: Yale University Press, →ISBN, page 86:

     A krabdagu taki: - Angri e kiri mi ba. A di mi si yu e nyan, ne mi kon.
     Adyuku taki: - We san mi e nyan, mi no sabi efu yu sa nyan en. Na kasaba dokun mi tyari. Efu yu sa nyan en, dan mi sa gi yu.

     The crab-eating raccoon said: 'I'm starving, brother. When I saw that you're eating, I came over immediately.
     Adyuku said: 'I say, I don't know whether you'll want to eat what I'm eating. I brought cassava duckanoo. If you'll eat it, then I'll give it to you.

References

Etymology

Borrowed from English cassava, from Portuguese cassave, from Taíno *kasabi (“cassava flour”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /kaˈsaba/ [kɐˈsaː.bɐ]
• Rhymes: -aba
• Syllabification: ka‧sa‧ba

Noun

kasaba (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜐᜊ)

1. cassava

   Synonyms: kamoteng-kahoy, balinghoy

Further reading

• “kasaba”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish قصبه, from Arabic قَصَبَة (qaṣaba).

Pronunciation

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Noun

kasaba (definite accusative kasabayı, plural kasabalar)

1. casbah
2. town