bava

== Catalan == === Etymology === Inherited from Vulgar Latin *baba, of infantile/nursery origin. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Central) [ˈba.βə] IPA(key): (Balearic) [ˈba.və] IPA(key): (Valencia) [ˈba.va] === Noun === bava f (plural baves) slobber, drool slime (of snails and other molluscs) ==== Derived terms ==== bavalles bavejar bavós === Further reading === “bava”, 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 “bava”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026 “bava” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua. “bava” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962. == French == === Verb === bava third-person singular past historic of baver == Italian == === Etymology === Inherited from Vulgar Latin root *baba, of infantile/nursery origin. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈba.va/ Rhymes: -ava Hyphenation: bà‧va Homophone: Bava === Noun === bava f (plural bave) dribble foam slime burr (small piece of material left on an edge after a cutting operation) == Ladino == === Etymology 1 === Inherited from Vulgar Latin *baba (“drooling, infantile talk”). ==== Noun ==== bava f spittle === Etymology 2 === Borrowed from Greek βαβά (vavá), ultimately from Proto-Slavic *baba. ==== Alternative forms ==== vava ==== Noun ==== bava f grandma, old woman == Rukai == === Noun === bava alcoholic beverage == Western Bukidnon Manobo == === Etymology === From baba. === Verb === bava to carry (baby on back)