biba

See also: bībā and bibą

Atong (India)

Etymology

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Noun

biba

1. breath, vapor, steam

References

• van Breugel, Seino. 2015. Atong-English dictionary, second edition. Available online: https://www.academia.edu/487044/Atong_English_Dictionary.

Japanese

Romanization

biba

1. Rōmaji transcription of ビバ

Papiamentu

Etymology

From Portuguese viver or Spanish vivir. Compare Kabuverdianu vive.

Verb

biba

1. to live
2. to dwell

Polish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *peh₃-redup.

Proto-Indo-European *-eti

Proto-Indo-European *píph₃eti

Proto-Italic *pibō

Latin bibōlbor.

Polish biba

Learned borrowing from Latin bibō. First attested in 1900.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbi.ba/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -iba
• Syllabification: bi‧ba

Noun

biba f (diminutive bibka)

1. (colloquial) party, bash, particularly one with alcohol

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:impreza

   udana biba ― a successful bash

   wielka biba ― a huge bash

   urządzać bibę ― to throw a bash

   iść/pójść na bibę ― to go to a bash

Declension

Declension of biba

	singular	plural
nominative	biba	biby
genitive	biby	bib
dative	bibie	bibom
accusative	bibę	biby
instrumental	bibą	bibami
locative	bibie	bibach
vocative	bibo	biby

Related terms

noun

• bibosz

verb

• bibować impf

Further reading

• “biba”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎^[2] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• “biba”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎^[3] (in Polish)

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈbi.bɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈbi.bɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈbi.ba/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈbi.bɐ/ [ˈbi.βɐ]

• Rhymes: -ibɐ
• Hyphenation: bi‧ba

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Mandarin 枇杷.

Noun

biba f (plural bibas)

1. (Macau) loquat tree (Eriobotrya japonica)

   Synonym: nespereira

2. (Macau) loquat

   Synonym: nêspera

Etymology 2

Unknown.

Noun

biba f (plural bibas)

1. (vulgar, slang, Brazil) a homosexual man; a fag

   Synonyms: bicha, viado, boiola

Further reading

• “biba”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “biba”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026