I. ˈtübə noun
( -s )
Etymology: Arabic ṭūbā blessed (found in Koran 13:28 and interpreted by various commentators as meaning a tree), from Aramaic, goodness
: a mythical tree believed to grow in the Muslim paradise
II. ˈt(y)übə noun
( -s ; see sense 2 )
Etymology: Italian, from Latin, trumpet — more at tube
1. : a large low-pitched member of the bugle or saxhorn family of brass wind instruments having a conical bore and a cup-shaped mouthpiece and typically made to be held upright but in the largest sizes often made to encircle the player's body for easier carrying in marching bands — compare helicon , sousaphone
2. plural usually tu·bae -üˌbē : a straight bronze trumpet of the ancient Romans
3. : a powerful organ reed stop of 8-foot pitch
4. : a high-powered radar transmitter used to jam enemy radar
III. ˈtübə noun
( -s )
Etymology: Tagalog tubâ
1. : any of various plants (as a derris or the physic nut) whose sap, bark, or seeds yield toxic substances used especially in Malaysia and the Philippines as fish poisons ; also : one of these toxic substances
2.
a. : the usually fermented sap of a palm (as a nipa or coconut palm) that is used especially in the Philippines in the distillation of alcohol and is the source of beno : toddy 1
b. : beno
IV. noun
( plural tuba or tubas )
Usage: usually capitalized
: one of the tatarized Samoyed