babou

Czech

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈbabɔu/

Noun

babou

instrumental singular of baba

Old French

Noun

babou f

Alternative form of baboe

Old Galician-Portuguese

Etymology

From baba (“drool”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ba.ˈbow/

Noun

babou m

worm, silkworm
- 13th century CE, Alfonso X of Castile, Cantigas de Santa Maria, E codex, cantiga 18 (facsimile):
  
  Eſta é como ſanta maria fez faz(er) aos babous que crian a ſeda duas toucas
  This is how Holy Mary made the silkworms, that produce silk, spin two veils

Portuguese

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /baˈbo(w)/ [baˈbo(ʊ̯)]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /bɐˈbo(w)/ [bɐˈβo(w)]
- (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /bɐˈbo/ [bɐˈβo]

Hyphenation: ba‧bou

Verb

babou

third-person singular preterite indicative of babar

Slovak

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈbabou]

Noun

babou

instrumental singular of baba

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