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soba.

soba (a traditional community leader in Angola.)

4 characters2 syllables approx.Português language

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noun/ˈsɔ.bɐ/Brazil/ˈsɔ.bɐ/Portugal[ˈsɔ.βɐ]Portugal/ˈsɔ.bɐ/Portugal, Southern
  1. soba (a traditional community leader in Angola.)

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Kimbundu soba.

noun/ˈsɔ.bɐ/Brazil/ˈsɔ.bɐ/Portugal[ˈsɔ.βɐ]Portugal/ˈsɔ.bɐ/Portugal, Southern
  1. soba (Japanese buckwheat noodle)

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Japanese 蕎麦 (soba, “a variety of Japanese noodle made from buckwheat”). Doublet of sobá.

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