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aba.

brim (of a hat)

3 characters2 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈa.bɐ/Brazil/ˈa.bɐ/Portugal[ˈa.βɐ]Portugal/ˈa.bɐ/Portugal, Southern
  1. brim (of a hat)

    feminine
    a aba do chapéu
  2. flap (hinged leaf of furniture)

    feminine
  3. bank (of a river)

    feminine
  4. tab (navigational widget in a GUI)

    feminine
Where this word comes from

From Old Galician-Portuguese *áaba, either from Latin ālipēs (“winged”), or from Latin alapa (“slap, smack”). Cognate with Galician aba.

verb
  1. inflection of abar: third-person singular present indicative

    form-of · indicative · present · singular · third-person
  2. inflection of abar: second-person singular imperative

    form-of · imperative · second-person · singular
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