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

• Venancio M. de Abella (1874) Vade-Mecum Filipino ó manual de la conversacion familiar Español-Tagalog‎^[3], 12.ᵃ edition (overall work in Spanish and Tagalog), Escolta, Manila: Ramirez y Giraudier, 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

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