"bah" meaning in French

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Interjection

IPA: /ba/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-LoquaxFR-bah.wav
Etymology: Not well-attested in texts, but of imitative origin nevertheless, similar to bayer (“to gape”). Etymology templates: {{onomatopoeic|fr|title=imitative}} imitative, {{m|fr|bayer|t=to gape}} bayer (“to gape”)
  1. No.
    Sense id: en-bah-fr-intj-OBeKILRw Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, French onomatopoeias Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 76 24 Disambiguation of French onomatopoeias: 80 20
  2. An exclamation to fill space, often used as an intensifier; well, err, um Synonyms: ben
    Sense id: en-bah-fr-intj-z4GHpKGz

Download JSON data for bah meaning in French (1.7kB)

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