jaba

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jaba [hah’-bah]

noun

1(Cuba) A basket made of the leaves of yarey. (f)

Llevar or tener la jaba -> (coll.) to be unpolished, uneducated, 2. (Carib.) Poverty

2Beggar's bag. (Caribbean) (f)

jaba

sustantivo:femenino

1 (Cuba) (cesto) straw basket

2 (Centroamérica) (México) (caja) crate

3 (Caribe) (bolsa) beggar's bag; poverty

llevar tener algo en jabao (familiar) to have sth up one's sleeve

no poder ver a otro con jaba grande (familiar) to envy sb

soltar la jaba to go up in the world

tomar la jaba to be reduced to begging

4 (Latinoamérica) (Botánica)

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hearty laughter, raucous laughter, guffaw