"babau" meaning in Catalan

See babau in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: [bəˈβaw] [Central], [bəˈbaw] [Balearic], [baˈbaw] [Valencian] Forms: babaua [feminine], babaus [masculine, plural], babaues [feminine, plural]
Etymology: Inherited from Latin balbus. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|ca|la|balbus|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Latin balbus, {{inh+|ca|la|balbus}} Inherited from Latin balbus Head templates: {{ca-adj|#a}} babau (feminine babaua, masculine plural babaus, feminine plural babaues)
  1. silly Derived forms: tortuga babaua
    Sense id: en-babau-ca-adj-MLh5VDeg

Noun

IPA: [bəˈβaw] [Central], [bəˈbaw] [Balearic], [baˈbaw] [Valencian] Forms: babaus [plural], babaua [feminine]
Etymology: Inherited from Latin balbus. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|ca|la|balbus|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Latin balbus, {{inh+|ca|la|balbus}} Inherited from Latin balbus Head templates: {{ca-noun|m|f=#a}} babau m (plural babaus, feminine babaua)
  1. fool, idiot Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-babau-ca-noun-Bb8LxHSx
  2. (dialectal) bogeyman Tags: dialectal, masculine Categories (topical): Mythological creatures, People, Personality
    Sense id: en-babau-ca-noun-u3M4bjYY Disambiguation of Mythological creatures: 1 4 95 Disambiguation of People: 0 0 100 Disambiguation of Personality: 0 5 95 Categories (other): Catalan entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Catalan entries with incorrect language header: 17 21 62

Inflected forms

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