Kalmar "rubia" tana da ma'anoni daban-daban dangane da mahallin da kuma harshen. Hakanan yana iya komawa ga mace mai gashi mai gashi.A cikin tsirrai, "Rubia" wani nau'in tsire-tsire ne na furanni a cikin dangin Rubiaceae.A wasu yankuna na Kudancin Asiya. , “Rubia” ana nufin shukar Rubia cordifolia, wadda ake amfani da ita wajen maganin gargajiya don dalilai daban-daban. kalmar baƙo ce. Koyaya, ana iya amfani dashi a wasu lokuta azaman suna ga mutane, wurare, ko samfuran, kamar nau'in giya da ake samarwa a Spain mai suna "Cerveza Rubia."