taba

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taba
feminine noun
also:
  • jugar a las tabas -> to play at fivestones

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taba [tah’-bah]
noun
1Ankle-bone, astragalus. (f)
2Knucklebones, a vulgar game with sheep’s shanks (juego). (f)
  • Menear las tabas -> to move about nimbly

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taba
sustantivo:femenino
(hueso) ankle bone; (juego) jacks; knucklebones; jackstones; (EEUU)
menear las tabas (familiar) (moverse con prisa) to bustle about; (apresurarse) to get cracking; (familiar)

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