baz

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A metasyntactic variable used to stand for some unspecified entity; typically the third in a series after foo and bar.
name
  1. A diminutive of the male given name Barry.
  2. A diminutive of the male given name Basil.
name
  1. A surname.

Pronunciation

EN-AU ck1 Baz.ogg

Word forms

baz Bazza Bazes

Etymology

Two main origins: * Borrowed from Persian باز (bâz, “falcon”). * Borrowed from Spanish Baz.

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