English Explanatory Dictionary

baka

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An evil spirit in Haitian belief, often in the form of an animal.
adj
  1. Stupid, silly.
noun
  1. A foolish person, a dummy, a silly goose.
noun
  1. A member of a nomadic ethnic group inhabiting parts of western and central Africa.
name
  1. A dialect cluster of Ubangian languages spoken by the Baka people.
name
  1. A surname.

Pronunciation

/ˈbɑːkə/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-baka.wav /ˈbɑkə/

Word forms

baka bakas more baka most baka

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 馬鹿(ばか) (baka, “stupid”).

Related words

baka bomb bakanae

Derived words

sussy baka
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