babazorro

Basque

Etymology

baba (“bean”) +‎ zorro (“sack”)

Pronunciation

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• IPA^(key): /babas̻oro/, [ba.β̞a.s̻o̞.ro̞]

Adjective

babazorro (not comparable)

1. (colloquial) of or relating to Álava

Declension

Declension of babazorro (adjective, ending in vowel)

		indefinite	singular	plural
absolutive		babazorro	babazorroa	babazorroak
ergative		babazorrok	babazorroak	babazorroek
dative		babazorrori	babazorroari	babazorroei
genitive		babazorroren	babazorroaren	babazorroen
comitative		babazorrorekin	babazorroarekin	babazorroekin
causative		babazorrorengatik	babazorroarengatik	babazorroengatik
benefactive		babazorrorentzat	babazorroarentzat	babazorroentzat
instrumental		babazorroz	babazorroaz	babazorroez
inessive	anim.	babazorrorengan	babazorroarengan	babazorroengan
	inanim.	babazorrotan	babazorroan	babazorroetan
locative	anim.	—	—	—
	inanim.	babazorrotako	babazorroko	babazorroetako
allative	anim.	babazorrorengana	babazorroarengana	babazorroengana
	inanim.	babazorrotara	babazorrora	babazorroetara
terminative	anim.	babazorrorenganaino	babazorroarenganaino	babazorroenganaino
	inanim.	babazorrotaraino	babazorroraino	babazorroetaraino
directive	anim.	babazorrorenganantz	babazorroarenganantz	babazorroenganantz
	inanim.	babazorrotarantz	babazorrorantz	babazorroetarantz
destinative	anim.	babazorrorenganako	babazorroarenganako	babazorroenganako
	inanim.	babazorrotarako	babazorrorako	babazorroetarako
ablative	anim.	babazorrorengandik	babazorroarengandik	babazorroengandik
	inanim.	babazorrotatik	babazorrotik	babazorroetatik
partitive		babazorrorik	—	—
prolative		babazorrotzat	—	—

Noun

babazorro inan or anim

1. (inanimate) bean sack
2. (animate, colloquial) someone from Álava

Declension

Declension of babazorro (animate and inanimate, ending in vowel)

		indefinite	singular	plural
absolutive		babazorro	babazorroa	babazorroak
ergative		babazorrok	babazorroak	babazorroek
dative		babazorrori	babazorroari	babazorroei
genitive		babazorroren	babazorroaren	babazorroen
comitative		babazorrorekin	babazorroarekin	babazorroekin
causative		babazorrorengatik	babazorroarengatik	babazorroengatik
benefactive		babazorrorentzat	babazorroarentzat	babazorroentzat
instrumental		babazorroz	babazorroaz	babazorroez
inessive	anim.	babazorrorengan	babazorroarengan	babazorroengan
	inanim.	babazorrotan	babazorroan	babazorroetan
locative	anim.	—	—	—
	inanim.	babazorrotako	babazorroko	babazorroetako
allative	anim.	babazorrorengana	babazorroarengana	babazorroengana
	inanim.	babazorrotara	babazorrora	babazorroetara
terminative	anim.	babazorrorenganaino	babazorroarenganaino	babazorroenganaino
	inanim.	babazorrotaraino	babazorroraino	babazorroetaraino
directive	anim.	babazorrorenganantz	babazorroarenganantz	babazorroenganantz
	inanim.	babazorrotarantz	babazorrorantz	babazorroetarantz
destinative	anim.	babazorrorenganako	babazorroarenganako	babazorroenganako
	inanim.	babazorrotarako	babazorrorako	babazorroetarako
ablative	anim.	babazorrorengandik	babazorroarengandik	babazorroengandik
	inanim.	babazorrotatik	babazorrotik	babazorroetatik
partitive		babazorrorik	—	—
prolative		babazorrotzat	—	—

Further reading

• “babazorro”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], Euskaltzaindia
• “babazorro”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Basque babazorro (literally “bean sack”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /babaˈθoro/ [ba.β̞aˈθo.ro]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America) /babaˈsoro/ [ba.β̞aˈso.ro]
• Rhymes: -oro
• Syllabification: ba‧ba‧zo‧rro

Adjective

babazorro (feminine babazorra, masculine plural babazorros, feminine plural babazorras)

1. (relational, colloquial, mildly derogatory) of Álava

Noun

babazorro m (plural babazorros, feminine babazorra, feminine plural babazorras)

1. (colloquial, mildly derogatory) someone from Álava

Further reading

• “babazorro”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014