babaca

Portuguese

Etymology

Uncertain. Perhaps from Old Tupi babakwara, Bantu babaka or a partial reduplication of Japanese 馬鹿 (baka). (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /baˈba.kɐ/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /baˈba.ka/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /bɐˈba.kɐ/ [bɐˈβa.kɐ]

  • Rhymes: -akɐ
  • Hyphenation: ba‧ba‧ca

Noun

babaca m or f by sense (plural babacas)

  1. (Brazil) idiot, moron
  2. (Brazil) asshole

Noun

babaca f (plural babacas)

  1. (Brazil) vulva
    Synonym: boboca
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