Polyglot Dictionary

juba

/ˈʒubɐ/

a noun C1

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
as jubas

Meaning

  1. mane

    • A juba do leão.

      The lion's mane.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

crina

crina is more for a horse's mane; juba specifically means a lion's mane.

Similar in other languages

German

Mähne

Mähne is the German word for the same thing — both mean "mane."

Spanish

crin

crin is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "mane."

Practice

1 What does juba mean?

2 Fill the gap: A ___ do leão.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches juba?

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