English

Proper noun

Juba

1. The capital city of South Sudan.

Translations

Finnish

Proper noun

Juba

1. Juba (capital of South Sudan)

Declension

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈʒu.bɐ/
• Homophone: juba

Proper noun

Juba f

1. Juba (the capital city of South Sudan)

English

Noun

juba ‎(plural jubae)

1. (zoology) The mane of an animal.
2. (botany) A loose panicle whose axis falls to pieces, as in certain grasses.

Etymology 2

Noun

juba ‎(plural jubas)

1. An American dance of West African origin that involves stomping as well as slapping and patting the arms, legs, chest, and cheeks.
   • 2009 April 23, Patrick Healy, “Director’s Race Adds to Drama for an August Wilson Revival”, in New York Times:

     His cast and Ms. Romero offered advice and insights on everything from the kind of coat that a central character would wear to the staging of the juba, an African dance at the end of Act I.

Estonian

Adverb

juba

1. already, yet

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin iuba ‎(“mane”).

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈʒu.βɐ/
• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈʒu.bɐ/
• Hyphenation: ju‧ba

Noun

juba f (plural jubas)

1. mane (lion)

See also

• crina f
• leão m