Caban vs Cabana - What's the difference?
caban | cabana |
(Philippines) A grain measure equal to 3.47 cubic feet, used in the Philippine Islands.
*{{quote-book, year=1916, author=Fedor Jagor; Tomas de Comyn; Chas. Wilkes; Rudolf Virchow., title=The Former Philippines thru Foreign Eyes, chapter=, edition=
, passage=After a good harvest the caban fetches four reales; but just before the harvest the price rises to one dollar, and often much higher. }}
*{{quote-book, year=1906, author=John Foreman, title=The Philippine Islands, chapter=, edition=
, passage=Eusebio Mazorca further states: [105]--"The Governor receives payment of the tribute in rice-paddy, which he credits to the native at two reales in silver per caban . }}
As nouns the difference between caban and cabana
is that caban is a grain measure equal to 3.47 cubic feet, used in the Philippine Islands while cabana is a cabin or hut for relaxing.caban
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