Hába

[ hah-bah ]

noun

1. A·lois [ah, -lois], 1893–1972, Czech composer.

Example Sentences

Not striking a chord is perhaps a better-case scenario for an intellectual/experimental opera gone wrong — in 1964, an audience in Florence found the dissonant music of Alois Haba's "Matka" so painful, like someone "spitting out a mouthful of rusty nails," that they began walking out by the end of the first scene.

From Salon

Jews, Rachel explained, don’t believe in hell, but they do believe in Olam Haba, which translates to “a world after death.”

From New York Times

If Doña Isabel's sopa de haba was on the menu, made from dried yellow beans with a magnetic funk that could be smelled down the street, I would sit, WhatsApping photos of my meals to my Mexican cook comrades in Brooklyn.

From Salon

“Bruchim haba’im. Be welcome. Be secure.”

From Los Angeles Times

Merrimack’s Alex Haba hit for the cycle in a 14-9 loss to Maine on Sunday.

From Washington Times