"basta" meaning in English

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Interjection

IPA: /ˈbɑstɑ/
Etymology: Borrowed from Italian basta. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:bor|it:basta|text=+|tree=1}} [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Italian", "term" : "basta", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "it" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "basta", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="basta"> Borrowed from Italian basta.
  1. (literary, poetic) (that's) enough; stop! Tags: literary, poetic Translations (that's enough, stop): етәр (yitär) (Bashkir), basta (Czech), hotovo (Czech), basta (Dutch), basta (Galician), basta (German), basta (Italian), dermed basta (Norwegian), basta (Polish), basta (Portuguese), ба́ста (básta) (Russian), basta (Spanish), basta (Swedish), ба́ста (básta) (Ukrainian)
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