baita

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Italian

Etymology

Uncertain, perhaps from Arabic بَيْت (bayt, “house”)

Noun

baita f (plural baite)

  1. refuge (hut in the mountains)
    Synonym: cote
    Synonyms: malga, rifugio

Anagrams

Descendants

  • Serbo-Croatian: bȃjta / ба̑јта
  • Slovene: bajta

Further reading

  • baita on the Italian Wikipedia.Wikipedia it
  • baita in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Portuguese

Etymology

Uncertain origin. Commonly used in the state of Rio Grande do Sul.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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  1. (Brazil, informal, always precedes modified nouns) rather big or great
    Vi um baita clarão e escutei um baita trovão.
    I saw a big flash and heard a great thunder.
  2. (Brazil, informal, always precedes modified nouns) great (very good at something)
    João é um baita professor.
    John is a great teacher.

Synonyms

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