Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

habu

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.65 in modern English

Syllables
habu
IPA
9
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of several venomous snake species of Asia.

noun

An aircraft nicknamed for these snakes, the SR-71.

noun

A crewmember of these aircraft.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Japanese 波布 (habu).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

habus (plural)

Phrases

Okinawan habu

Questions

What does habu mean?
Any of several venomous snake species of Asia.
Where does habu come from?
It is traced to Japanese.

How to pronounce habu

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