noun
General Slang
tabanca
tuh-BANG-kuh · noun · informal
The lovesick heartache left after a relationship ends.
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Definitions
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A state of depression and longing after being left or cheated on by a loved one. To 'have a tabanca' is to be pining.
“He still have a bad tabanca since she leave him last Carnival.”
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tabanca In A Sentence
He still have a bad tabanca since she leave him last Carnival.
Origin & Usage
Trinidadian; thought to derive from a West African language, long established in local usage.
Variants
tobanca
People Also Ask
What does tabanca mean?
It's the lovesick heartache and longing you feel after a relationship ends or a partner leaves you.
Where does tabanca come from?
It's a long-established Trinidadian word thought to derive from a West African language.
How do you use tabanca?
You'd say someone 'have a tabanca' when they are pining over a lost love.
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