cubeta

Catalan

Etymology

From cup +‎ -eta. Some usages influenced by French cuvette.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [kuˈβɛ.tə]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [kuˈbə.tə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [kuˈbe.ta]

Noun

cubeta f (plural cubetes)

1. (chemistry) cuvette
2. (photography) tray
3. (printing) plate mark

Further reading

• “cubeta” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

Galician

Etymology

Attested since the 15th century. From cuba (“vat”) +‎ -eta.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kuˈβeta̝/

Noun

cubeta f (plural cubetas)

1. (nautical) kind of bucket for bailing out water
2. tub, bucket, pail
3. cuvette

Related terms

• cuba

References

• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “cubeta”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “cubeta”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “cubeta”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “cubeta”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Spanish

Etymology

From cuba +‎ -eta.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kuˈbeta/ [kuˈβ̞e.t̪a]
• Rhymes: -eta
• Syllabification: cu‧be‧ta

Noun

cubeta f (plural cubetas)

1. cuvette
2. (Honduras, Mexico) bucket, pail (container)

   Synonym: balde

Descendants

• → Tagalog: kubeta

Adjective

cubeta f

1. feminine singular of cubeto

Further reading

• “cubeta”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy, 2023 November 28