"Baka" meaning in English

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Proper name

Forms: Bakas [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Czech, Slovak, Hungarian and Polish Baka. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|cs|-}} Czech, {{bor|en|sk|-}} Slovak, {{bor|en|hu|-}} Hungarian, {{bor|en|pl|Baka}} Polish Baka Head templates: {{en-proper noun|s}} Baka (plural Bakas)
  1. A surname.
    Sense id: en-Baka-en-name-EMUC1F3L Categories (other): English surnames
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

Forms: Baka [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|Baka}} Baka (plural Baka)
  1. A member of a nomadic ethnic group inhabiting parts of western and central Africa.
    Sense id: en-Baka-en-noun-pVz8YAEL Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 17 83 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 37 63
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Inflected forms

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