"ババ" meaning in Japanese

See ババ in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: baba [romanization]
Etymology: Specialization of 婆(ばば) (baba, “old woman”). Etymology templates: {{ja-r|婆|ばば|old woman}} 婆(ばば) (baba, “old woman”) Head templates: {{ja-noun}} ババ • (baba)
  1. (card games) joker Categories (topical): Card games Derived forms: ババ抜き (babanuki) (ruby: ()) (english: old maid)
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              "抜",
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Download raw JSONL data for ババ meaning in Japanese (1.0kB)

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