cabas
obsolete
cabas is spelled C-A-B-A-S: 5 letters. It appears about once in every 65 million words in written English, the 252,559th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, cabas means “A flat workbasket, reticule, or handbag, usually used by women” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in cabas?
| Letters | 5: C-A-B-A-S |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 65 million words; the 252,559th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is cabas?
Cabas appears about once in every 65 million words in written English, the 252,559th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of cabas
- caba
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does cabas mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
archaicA flat workbasket, reticule, or handbag, usually used by women.
I looked at Frances, she was putting her books into her cabas […]
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does cabas come from?
From French cabas.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).