bafa

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Chichewa[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From English bath.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

báfa class 5 (plural mabáfa class 6)

  1. bathroom

Kabuverdianu[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Portuguese abafar.

Verb[edit]

bafa

  1. cover
  2. suffocate
  3. cover up, conceal

References[edit]

  • Gonçalves, Manuel (2015) Capeverdean Creole-English dictionary, →ISBN

Krio[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Mende bafa (farm hut).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

bàfà

  1. farm hut

Swahili[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from English buffer.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (file)

Noun[edit]

bafa (n class, plural bafa)

  1. buffer