Noun: suba
Gender: m
Hyphenation:
| Singular m | suba |
| Plural m | subas |
Sample Sentences
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Por eso non queren suba
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Na sisa nin na taberna
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E, en tanto que os demais paguen,
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Eles recachan a perna.
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E como serán sumidos
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En bebedelas, o aumento,
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Dan a sisa pol-os tragos
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E miran outros pr’o vento. (That's why they don't want an increase
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in the surcharge nor in the tavern
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and, as long as the others pay,
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they uncover the leg [they sunbathe].
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And since they are gonna be consumed
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in binges, the augment,
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they give the surcharge for the gulps
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and others look into the wind.) [c. 1840, Ramón Varela Vahamonde, Conversa entre os arrieiros:]
Nouns inflected like suba
miligramo,
mililitro,
acontecemento,
urodelo,
ancoradoiro,
vimieiro,
serrón,
sesego,
sedeño,
iceberg,
sarrio,
sabuio,
sabugo,
sabujo,
sabuxo,
sabelo,
sangue,
saibro,
saltón,
salmón, etc. (List truncated at 20 nouns)
Etymology
Back-formation from subir. Cognate with Brazilian Portuguese suba. See: Portuguese Nouns '
suba'.
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