bajo

== Chavacano == === Etymology === Inherited from Spanish bajo (“low”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbaxo/, [ˈba.xo] Hyphenation: ba‧jo === Adjective === bajo low == Hausa == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /báː.(d)ʒòː/ (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA(key): [báː.d͡ʒòː] === Noun === bājṑ m (possessed form bājòn) badge == Polish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈba.jɔ/ Rhymes: -ajɔ Syllabification: ba‧jo === Noun === bajo f vocative singular of baja == Spanish == === Alternative forms === baxo (obsolete) === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbaxo/ [ˈba.xo] Rhymes: -axo Syllabification: ba‧jo === Etymology 1 === Inherited from Late Latin bassus. Cognate with English base and bass. ==== Adjective ==== bajo (feminine baja, masculine plural bajos, feminine plural bajas) short (of little height) Antonym: alto low, ground (situated close to the ground) Antonym: alto low, bottom, poor (not high in status, amount or quality) Antonym: alto (music) bass base, mean, low, despicable Synonym: vil ===== Derived terms ===== ==== Adverb ==== bajo low down (location) down, quietly, softly (volume) ==== Noun ==== bajo m (plural bajos) (music) bass (sound, voice or instrument) (Spain) ground floor Synonym: planta baja ===== Derived terms ===== ==== Preposition ==== bajo under (in both literal and figurative senses) Synonyms: debajo de, so, sota ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Related terms ===== ===== Descendants ===== → Cebuano: baho === Etymology 2 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Verb ==== bajo first-person singular present indicative of bajar === Further reading === “bajo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025