caban

See also: Caban

English

Noun

caban (plural cabans)

1. (Philippines) A grain measure equal to 3.47 cubic feet, used in the Philippine Islands.
   • 1916, Fedor Jagor, Tomas de Comyn, Chas. Wilkes, Rudolf Virchow., The Former Philippines thru Foreign Eyes‎^[1]:

     After a good harvest the caban fetches four reales; but just before the harvest the price rises to one dollar, and often much higher.

   • 1906, John Foreman, The Philippine Islands‎^[2]:

     Eusebio Mazorca further states: [105]--"The Governor receives payment of the tribute in rice-paddy, which he credits to the native at two reales in silver per caban.

References

• “caban”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• Nacba

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian gabbano.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ka.bɑ̃/

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Noun

caban m (plural cabans)

1. reefer jacket

Descendants

• → German: Caban

Further reading

• “caban”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Scottish Gaelic

Noun

caban m pl

1. plural of cab

Spanish

Alternative forms

• caván

Etymology

From Tagalog cabán.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkaban/ [ˈka.β̞ãn]
• Rhymes: -aban
• Syllabification: ca‧ban

Noun

caban m (plural cábanes)

1. (Philippines, historical, archaic) Alternative spelling of caván

Further reading

• Abella, Venancio María de (1874) Vade-Mecum Filipino ó manual de la conversacion familiar Español-Tagalog. Seguido de un curioso Vocabulario de Modismos Manileños.‎^[3], 12.ᵃ edition (overall work in Spanish and Tagalog), Escolta, Manila: Ramirez y Giraudier, á cargo de C. Miralles., page 113

Tagalog

Noun

cabán (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜊᜈ᜔)

1. Obsolete spelling of kaban.

Welsh

Etymology

From Middle English caban, cabane, from Old French cabane, from Late Latin cabanna.

Noun

caban m (plural cabanau)

1. cabin, hut

   Synonyms: bwthyn, cwt

2. kiosk, booth

Derived terms

• caban unnos (“dwelling built overnight on common land”)

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
caban	gaban	nghaban	chaban
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “caban”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies