bava

See also: Bava

Catalan

Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *baba, of infantile/nursery origin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [ˈba.βə]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [ˈba.və]
• IPA^(key): (Valencian) [ˈba.va]

Noun

bava f (plural baves)

1. slobber, drool
2. slime (of snails and other molluscs)

Derived terms

• bavalles
• bavejar
• bavós

Further reading

• “bava” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “bava”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
• “bava” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “bava” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

French

Verb

bava

1. third-person singular past historic of baver

Italian

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin root *baba, of infantile/nursery origin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈba.va/
• Rhymes: -ava
• Hyphenation: bà‧va
• Homophone: Bava

Noun

bava f (plural bave)

1. dribble
2. foam
3. slime
4. burr (small piece of material left on an edge after a cutting operation)

Ladino

Alternative forms

• vava

Etymology

First meaning from the hypothesized Vulgar Latin *baba (“drooling, infantile talk”). Second meaning possibly from Portuguese vovó (diminutive of avó), ultimately from Latin avus.

Noun

bava f (Latin spelling)

1. spittle
2. grandma, old woman

Rukai

Noun

bava

1. alcoholic beverage

Western Bukidnon Manobo

Etymology

From baba.

Verb

bava

1. to carry (baby on back)