hubba noun2 •(UK, India) A grain.Diamonds and pearls are sold by hubbas and ruttees; 8 hubbas equal to 1 ruttee, about 2 grains troy. — 1825 •(UK, India) A jot or tittle; the smallest amount.The camp Banyans, to make their purchases of him, pay the assize your Highness may fix, and not a hubba shall be taken without payment being made. — 1786 formshubbas