English Explanatory Dictionary

dabai

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An official of the Chinese government wearing a white biosafety suit.
noun
  1. Sarawak olive (Canarium odontophyllum)

Word forms

dabai dabais

Etymology

Borrowed from Chinese 大白 (dàbái). Coined during the COVID-19 pandemic when they were ubiquitous in China.

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