bava

See also: 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]

• Audio (Barcelona):

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Noun

bava f (plural baves)

1. slobber, drool
2. 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

1. third-person singular past historic of baver

Istriot

Etymology

For the first sense, inherited from Vulgar Latin *baba, of nursery origin. For the second one, compare Italian bava di vento.

Noun

bava f

1. dribble, foam
2. breeze
3. longing, yearning

References

• Antonio Pellizzer; Giovanni Pellizzer (1992), Vocabulario del dialetto di Rovigno d'Istria, pages 108-109
• Cergna, Sandro (2015), Vocabolario del dialetto di Valle d'Istria, →ISBN, →OCLC

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)

1. dribble
2. foam
3. slime
4. 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

1. spittle

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Greek βαβά (vavá), ultimately from Proto-Slavic *baba.

Alternative forms

• vava

Noun

bava f

1. grandma, old woman

Rukai

Noun

bava

1. alcoholic beverage

Western Bukidnon Manobo

Etymology

From baba.

Verb

bava

1. to carry (baby on back)