Basa

name, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The catfish Pangasius bocourti.
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname.

Synonyms

All synonyms
cobblerriver cobbler

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Vietnamese ba sa.

Etymology 2

Common Filipino surname, ultimately from Basque baso (“forest, woods, jungle”).

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