babaca

Portuguese

Etymology

Uncertain. Perhaps from Old Tupi babakwara, Bantu babaka or Japanese 馬鹿 (baka).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /baˈba.kɐ/

• (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