tabas

Spanish

Noun

tabas f pl

  1. plural of taba

Tagalog

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog)
    • IPA(key): /ˈtabas/ [ˈt̪aː.bɐs] (noun)
      • Rhymes: -abas
    • IPA(key): /taˈbas/ [t̪ɐˈbas] (adjective)
      • Rhymes: -as
  • Syllabification: ta‧bas

Noun

tabas (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜊᜐ᜔)

  1. cut; style of cut (of cloth, paper, dress, etc.)
    Synonyms: korte, putol, gupit
  2. act of cutting according to a pattern or design (of cloth, paper, dress, etc.)
    Synonym: pagtabas
  3. (by extension) general features (of one's face)
    Synonyms: korte, hugis
Derived terms

Adjective

tabás (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜊᜐ᜔)

  1. cut according to a pattern or design
    Synonym: kinorte

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /taˈbas/ [t̪ɐˈbas]
  • Rhymes: -as
  • Syllabification: ta‧bas

Noun

tabás (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜊᜐ᜔)

  1. cutting down of excessive growth of grass, weeds, etc. (as with a cutlass, bolo, etc.)
  2. harvesting by cutting down with a bolo, etc. (of sugarcane, corn, etc.)

Adjective

tabás (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜊᜐ᜔)

  1. cut down with a cutlass, bolo, etc. (of excessive growth or grass, weeds, etc.)
  2. harvested and ready for milling (of sugarcane, corn, etc.)

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈtabas/ [ˈt̪aː.bɐs]
  • Rhymes: -abas
  • Syllabification: ta‧bas

Noun

tabas (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜊᜐ᜔)

  1. moonfish (Mene maculata)

Anagrams

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Noun

tabas

  1. genitive plural of tab

Yakan

Verb

tabas

  1. to cut, to cut out (fabric, traditionally with a small knife)