English

Noun

abab ‎(plural ababs)

1. a Turkish sailor who plies in coasting craft.

References

• ISBN 1-897030-05-3 - Author: Smyth, Admiral William Henry, Year: 1867, Title: The Sailor's Word-Book, Publisher: Blackie and Son

Anagrams

• abba, baba

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Middle Irish abb.

Interjection

abab

1. fie!, pshaw!, oh for shame!

Noun

abab m

1. filth, dirt

Related terms

• ababardaich

References

• Faclair Gàidhlig Dwelly Air Loidhne, Dwelly, Edward (1911), Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan/The Illustrated [Scottish] Gaelic-English Dictionary (10th ed.), Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, ISBN 0 901771 92 9