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dabba

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • South-Asia: /ɖəb.bɑ/
  • South-Asia: /ɖɪb.bɑ/
  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈdʌb.ə/
  • /ˈdæbə/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.

1

noun

Meaning 1

A kind of lunchbox or food container.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: India

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: tiffin

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

del, the partial difference symbol ∂

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: mathematics, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Hindi डब्बा (ḍabbā, “box, container”).