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    Patwa headword

    Sheba

    /SHEE-bah/

    Noun
    Gloss
    "Queen / Rasta woman"
    Definition
    A respectful term for a Rastafarian woman or queen.
    Example
    "Empress, mi Sheba."
    Origin
    Biblical reference.

    As a respectful term, Sheba is one you'll likely come across in real Jamaican speech. Try the Jamaican Patois translator to see it in a sentence, or head back to the lexicon index for more words like it.