en Babia

Spanish

FWOTD – 15 February 2022

Etymology

From the county of Babia in León, Spain, which used to be a royal hunting ground - the king's court would reply "in Babia" as a vague response when they didn't want to disclose his whereabouts.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /em ˈbabja/ [ẽm ˈba.β̞ja]
  • Syllabification: en Ba‧bia

Adverb

en Babia

  1. (colloquial) lost in thought, with one's head in the clouds

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