sabia

1 of 2

noun (1)

sa·​bia

səbˈyä

plural -s

: any of several thrushes of the genus Mimus popular as songbirds in Brazil

Sabia

2 of 2

noun (2)

Sa·​bia

ˈsābēə

: a genus (the type of the family Sabiaceae) of tropical Asiatic erect or climbing shrubs having alternate petioled leaves and small axillary regular flowers and having the stamens, petals, and sepals opposite throughout

Word History

Etymology

Noun (1)

Portuguese sabiá, from Tupi

Noun (2)

New Latin, probably from native name in India

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