How do you pronounce kubasa?

The recorded pronunciation is /ˌkubəˈsɑ/.

kubasa

Q: Where does kubasa come from?

From Ukrainian ковбаса́ (kovbasá /kowbasˈa/, “sausage”, see there for more), a very early Slavic borrowing with no clear antecedent. The Slavic variants (including Polish kiełbasa, whence kielbasa) point to several reconstructed forms from Proto-Slavic *kъlbasa, *klobasa, *kobasa. It is considered most likely to be borrowed from Proto-Turkic *kül + *bastï, literally “ash pressed”; compare Turkish külbastı (“roasted meat”), basmak (“to press”).

/ˌkubəˈsɑ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ku-ba-sa
IPA: /ˌkubəˈsɑ/

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Meaning

noun

A smoked pork sausage with garlic, originating in Eastern Europe.

Canadian usage; Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From Ukrainian ковбаса́ (kovbasá /⁠kowbasˈa⁠/, “sausage”, see there for more), a very early Slavic borrowing with no clear antecedent. The Slavic variants (including Polish kiełbasa, whence kielbasa) point to several reconstructed forms from Proto-Slavic *kъlbasa, *klobasa, *kobasa. It is considered most likely to be borrowed from Proto-Turkic *kül + *bastï, literally “ash pressed”; compare Turkish külbastı (“roasted meat”), basmak (“to press”).

Word Breakdown

Root: ковбаса́, -, *kъlbasa

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˌkubəˈsɑ/

Usage

Inflected Forms

kubasas (plural) kovbasa (alternative, uncommon)

Derived Forms

kubie

Phrases

kubie burger kubie dog

Synonyms

garlic ring garlic sausage kielbasa

Rhymes With

la ya ma ah ha da pa na nah ha-ha fa ar

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