Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dhaba

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.70 in modern English

Syllables: dha-ba
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A roadside restaurant in South Asia.

noun

Any restaurant that serves Punjabi food.

Etymology

From Hindi ढाबा (ḍhābā).

Origin

Source language: Hindi

Word Breakdown

Root: ढाबा

Inflected Forms

dhabas (plural)

Questions

What does dhaba mean?: A roadside restaurant in South Asia.
Where does dhaba come from?: It is traced to Hindi.

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