"baas" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: baases [plural]
Etymology: From Afrikaans baas. Doublet of boss. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|af|baas}} Afrikaans baas, {{doublet|en|boss}} Doublet of boss Head templates: {{en-noun}} baas (plural baases)
  1. (South Africa) An employer, a boss. Frequently as a form of address. Tags: South-Africa
    Sense id: en-baas-en-noun-sZ-zQjYz Categories (other): South African English, English entries with incorrect language header, English heteronyms, Middle English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 39 15 46 Disambiguation of English heteronyms: 33 30 37 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 5 5 2 8 24 2 0 0 0 13 8 19 4 7 4 0
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Etymology: Inflected forms. Head templates: {{head|en|noun form}} baas
  1. plural of baa Tags: form-of, plural Form of: baa
    Sense id: en-baas-en-noun-LrkAblSL Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English heteronyms Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 39 15 46 Disambiguation of English heteronyms: 33 30 37
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Verb

Etymology: Inflected forms. Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} baas
  1. third-person singular simple present indicative of baa Tags: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person Form of: baa
    Sense id: en-baas-en-verb-Rp0hd0zX Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English heteronyms, Middle English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 39 15 46 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 33 26 41 Disambiguation of English heteronyms: 33 30 37 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 5 5 2 8 24 2 0 0 0 13 8 19 4 7 4 0
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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