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] === Adjective === babau (feminine babaua, masculine plural babaus, feminine plural babaues) silly ==== Derived terms ==== tortuga babaua === Noun === babau m (plural babaus, feminine babaua, feminine plural babaues) fool, idiot (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 == Italian == === Etymology === (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /baˈba.u/ Rhymes: -au Hyphenation: ba‧bà‧u === Noun === babau m (invariable) ogre bogeyman Synonyms: castigamatti, spauracchio, orco (obsolete) Muppet (a puppet by Jim Henson) Synonym: Muppet === References === == Occitan == === Etymology === From Old Occitan baboe, babau, from Latin babalus. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ba.ˈbaw/ === Adjective === babau stupid, idiotic ==== Synonyms ==== bèstia nèci === Noun === babau m bug, insect (Coccinella septempunctata) seven-spot ladybird bogeyman ==== Synonyms ==== [1]: bestiona [2]: babau de Nòstre Sénher, buòu de Nòstre Sénher, catarineta, galineta, peperin, peperon, perdigoleta, pimparèla, volàguiraud ==== Derived terms ==== babau de Nòstre Sénher === References === == Old French == === Noun === babau f alternative form of baboe == Old Occitan == === Etymology === From Latin babalus. === Adjective === babau m foolish, idiotic, stupid ==== Descendants ==== Occitan: babau == Portuguese == === Etymology === From Old Tupi mbau. (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?) === Pronunciation === === Interjection === babau (Brazil) used when something is lost forever Bernardo Élis, A enxada in 2006 (originally 1976), Alfredo Bosi, O conto brasileiro contemporâneo, Editora Cultrix, page 101: === Further reading === “babau”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “babau”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Romanian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /baˈbaw/ === Noun === babau alternative form of baubau