"Baca" meaning in English

See Baca in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Forms: Bacas [plural]
Etymology: Possibly from ancestral grant of Spanish nobility, Cabeza de vaca (indicated with the skull of a cow on the coat of arms). Etymology templates: {{der|en|es|-}} Spanish Head templates: {{en-proper noun|Bacas}} Baca (plural Bacas)
  1. A surname. Derived forms: Baca County Related terms: De Baca
    Sense id: en-Baca-en-name-EMUC1F3L Categories (other): English surnames
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Proper name

Etymology: From Hebrew עֵמֶק הַבָּכָצ (valley of balsam). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|he|עֵמֶק הַבָּכָצ|tr=valley of balsam}} Hebrew עֵמֶק הַבָּכָצ (valley of balsam) Head templates: {{en-proper noun|-}} Baca (uncountable)
  1. Valley in ancient Palestine, named for balsam trees, the drought-tolerant vegetation growing the in that parched region. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-Baca-en-name-Oc9iJRUI Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 38 62 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 40 60 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 33 67
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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