tubey

English

Alternative forms
  • tuby

Etymology

tube +‎ -y

Adjective

tubey (comparative more tubey, superlative most tubey)

  1. Tube-like; similar to a tube.

Spanish

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /tuˈbei/ [t̪uˈβ̞ei̯]
  • Rhymes: -ei
  • Syllabification: tu‧bey

Noun

tubey m (plural tubeyes)

  1. (baseball) two-base hit
    • 2016 January 6, Ronald Rojas, “Rebelión salada aclaró la noche de Negrín”, in El Nacional‎:
      El dominicano Samuel Gervasio intentó apaciguar la rebelión salada pero Luis Sardiñas lo recibió con un tubey impulsor de dos rayitas para que los visitantes tomaran la ventaja en el desafío.
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Further reading

Wolof

Pronunciation
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Noun

tubey (definite form tubey ji)

  1. loose-fitting pants

References

Omar Ka (2018) Nanu Dégg Wolof, National African Language Resource Center, →ISBN, page 255

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