babau
Catalan
editEtymology
editInherited from Latin balbus. (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)
Pronunciation
editAdjective
editbabau (feminine babaua, masculine plural babaus, feminine plural babaues)
Derived terms
editNoun
editbabau m (plural babaus, feminine babaua)
Further reading
edit- “babau” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
Italian
editEtymology
edit(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
editNoun
editbabau m (invariable)
- ogre
- bogeyman
- Synonyms: castigamatti, spauracchio, orco
- (obsolete) Muppet (a puppet by Jim Henson)
- Synonym: Muppet
Occitan
editEtymology
editFrom Old Occitan baboe, babau, from Latin babalus.
Pronunciation
editAdjective
editbabau
Synonyms
editNoun
editbabau m
Synonyms
edit- [1]: bestiona
- [2]: babau de Nòstre Sénher, buòu de Nòstre Sénher, catarineta, galineta, peperin, peperon, perdigoleta, pimparèla, volàguiraud
Derived terms
editReferences
editOld French
editNoun
editbabau f
- Alternative form of baboe
Old Occitan
editEtymology
editAdjective
editbabau m
Descendants
edit- Occitan: babau
Portuguese
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editPronunciation
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Interjection
editbabau
- (Brazil) used when something is lost forever
- 1999, Marceu Vieira, Nada, não: e outras crônicas, Mauad, page 68:
- O menino podia descobrir seu segredo, ficar enojado e aí babau _ as pretensões infantis de Heleninha iriam para o brejo.
- The boy could find out her secret, become disgusted and then babau _ little Helen’s childish pretensions would go down the drain.
- Bernardo Élis, A enxada in 2006 (originally 1976), Alfredo Bosi, O conto brasileiro contemporâneo, Editora Cultrix, page 101:
- A notícia espantou o vigário que, em pessoa, acompanhado de Piano, revirou o porão da casa e rebuscou o quintal. Infelizmente, babau enxada!
- The news surprised the vicar who, in person, accompanied by Piano, combed the house’s basement and searched the backyard. Unfortunately, babau hoe!
Romanian
editPronunciation
editNoun
editbabau
- Alternative form of baubau
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