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baba

Pronunciation: /ˈbaba/

“baba” is a Galician word. Its 2 meanings in English:

noun

  1. drool
  2. slime (mucus-like substance which exudes from the bodies of certain animals)

In Galician

  1. Saliva que escapa da boca de xeito accidental.
  2. Líquido viscoso segregado por algúns gasterópodos e outros invertebrados.
  3. Cativo.

Etymology

Attested since the 18th century. From the hypothesized Vulgar Latin *baba, ultimately imitative of children speech on the pattern of the repeated syllable ba.

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