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Where does “giba” come from?

giba (Spanish) comes from Latin gibba, from Arabic جُبّ — cistern, well; pit, fosse; cistern, well, pit;...

giba (Spanish): hump; nuisance

Definitions

  1. hump; nuisance

Ancestry of “giba”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latingibbanominative feminine singular of gibbus;...
2Arabicجُبّcistern, well; pit, fosse; cistern, well, pit;...

Words derived from “giba”

  • vato
  • vato
  • chivatazo
  • chivato
  • chivar
  • gibar
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