kaba

American  

[kah-buh, kah-uh-buh] / ˈkɑ bə, ˈkɑ ə bə /

Or Kaʿbah,

noun

1. a small, cubical building in the courtyard of the Great Mosque at Mecca containing a sacred black stone: regarded by Muslims as the House of God and the objective of their pilgrimages.

2. one of several replicas of this building, sacred to pre-Islamic Arabs.

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Etymology

Origin of kaba

First recorded in 1895–1900, Kaʿba is from the Arabic word kaʿbah

Example Sentences

Kaynak Pipers Band of Bulgaria The ensemble interprets folk music from the Rhodope Mountains on the kaba gaida, a type of bagpipe.

From Washington Post • Oct. 4, 2016

She’s wearing a red, black, and yellow kaba and slit, a colorful Ghanaian dress traditionally worn for church events or reunions.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer

There’s a picture of Ama—exactly how she looked in Asamando—in a kaba and slit, posing with someone who looks like an older version of me.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer

“And wearing a red, black, and yellow kaba and slit?”

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer

“I’m not surprised,” one of the kaba and slit–wearing women mutters.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer