ba láp

== Vietnamese == === Alternative forms === bá láp === Etymology === From French palabre (“idle talk”). === Pronunciation === (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɓaː˧˧ laːp̚˧˦] (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɓaː˧˧ laːp̚˦˧˥] (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɓaː˧˧ laːp̚˦˥] === Adjective === ba láp (Central Vietnam, Southern Vietnam, colloquial) nonsensical; silly; rubbish; of the bollocks; bullshit ==== Related terms ==== xàm nhảm === References === “ba láp”, in Soha Tra Từ (in Vietnamese), Hanoi: Vietnam Communications Corporation.