habu

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See also: hābu and häbü

English

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Etymology

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From Japanese 波布 (habu).

Noun

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habu (plural habus)

  1. Any of several venomous snake species of Asia.
  2. An aircraft nicknamed for these snakes, the SR-71.
  3. A crewmember of these aircraft.
    • 1996, Richard H. Graham, SR-71 Revealed: The Untold Story[1], Motorbooks International, →ISBN, page 22:
      Habus always joked that you could probably get a free cup of coffee anywhere just by presenting your Mach 3 card.

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Anagrams

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Dupaningan Agta

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Noun

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habu

  1. honey

Japanese

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Romanization

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habu

  1. Rōmaji transcription of はぶ
  2. Rōmaji transcription of ハブ

Ludian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Finnic *havu. Cognates include Finnish havu.

Noun

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habu

  1. needle (of a pine tree)