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riba.

coast, shore

4 characters2 syllables approx.Català language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈri.βə]Central, Northern[ˈri.bə]Balearic[ˈri.ba]Valencia[ˈri.βa]Northwestern

  1. coast, shore

    feminine

  2. edge

    feminine
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old Catalan riba, from Latin rīpa, from Proto-Indo-European *rey- (“to tear, cut”).

noun[ˈri.βə]Central, Northern[ˈri.bə]Balearic[ˈri.ba]Valencia[ˈri.βa]Northwestern

  1. currant, gooseberry

    feminine
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Arabic رِيبَاس (rībās, “Syrian rhubarb; currant”).

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