babau

Catalan

Etymology

Inherited from Latin balbus. (Can this⁽⁺⁾ etymology be sourced?)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [bəˈβaw]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [bəˈbaw]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [baˈbaw]

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Adjective

babau (feminine babaua, masculine plural babaus, feminine plural babaues)

1. silly

Derived terms

• tortuga babaua

Noun

babau m (plural babaus, feminine babaua, feminine plural babaues)

1. fool, idiot
2. (dialectal) bogeyman

Further reading

• “babau”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007