Baka

//ˈbɑkə// adj, name, noun, slang

adj, name, noun, slang ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    An evil spirit in Haitian belief, often in the form of an animal.

    "Under his sign the malevolent bocor may take the shape of an animal, and men may be transformed into terrible bakas."

  2. 2
    A foolish person, a dummy, a silly goose. endearing, slang
  3. 3
    A member of a nomadic ethnic group inhabiting parts of western and central Africa.
Adjective
  1. 1
    Stupid, silly. endearing, slang

    "I hate my stupid baka life."

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A dialect cluster of Ubangian languages spoken by the Baka people.
  2. 2
    A surname.

Example

More examples

"Under his sign the malevolent bocor may take the shape of an animal, and men may be transformed into terrible bakas."

Etymology

Etymology 1

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

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Czech, Slovak, Hungarian and Polish Baka.

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