habu

See also: hābu and häbü

English

Etymology

From Japanese 波布 (habu).

Noun

habu (plural habus)

1. Any of several venomous snake species of Asia.
2. An aircraft nicknamed for these snakes, the SR-71.
3. A crewmember of these aircraft.
   • 1996, Richard H. Graham, SR-71 Revealed: The Untold Story‎^[1], Motorbooks International, →ISBN, page 22:

     Habus always joked that you could probably get a free cup of coffee anywhere just by presenting your Mach 3 card.

Derived terms

• Okinawan habu

Anagrams

• Buha, bahu

Dupaningan Agta

Noun

habu

1. honey

Japanese

Romanization

habu

1. Rōmaji transcription of はぶ
2. Rōmaji transcription of ハブ

Ludian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *havu. Cognates include Finnish havu.

Noun

habu

1. needle (of a pine tree)