biba

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See also: bībā and bibą

Atong (India)

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Etymology

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.).

Noun

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biba

  1. breath, vapor, steam

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Japanese

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Romanization

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biba

  1. Rōmaji transcription of ビバ

Papiamentu

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Etymology

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From Portuguese viver or Spanish vivir. Compare Kabuverdianu vive.

Verb

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biba

  1. to live
  2. to dwell

Polish

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Latin bibō. First attested in 1900.[1][2]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈbi.ba/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -iba
  • Syllabification: bi‧ba

Noun

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biba f (diminutive bibka)

  1. (colloquial) party, bash, particularly one with alcohol
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:impreza
    udana bibaa successful bash
    wielka bibaa huge bash
    urządzać bibęto throw a bash
    iść/pójść na bibęto go to a bash

Declension

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noun
verb

References

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  1. ^ Leo Belmont (1900) W wieku nerwowym: powieść oryginala : w dwóch częściach[1] (in Polish)
  2. ^ biba in Narodowy Fotokorpus Języka Polskiego

Further reading

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  • biba in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • biba in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

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Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -ibɐ
  • Hyphenation: bi‧ba

Etymology 1

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Borrowed from Mandarin 枇杷 (pípá).[1][2]

Noun

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biba f (plural bibas)

  1. (Macau) loquat tree (Eriobotrya japonica)
    Synonym: nespereira
  2. (Macau) loquat
    Synonym: nêspera

Etymology 2

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Unknown.

Noun

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biba f (plural bibas)

  1. (vulgar, slang, Brazil) a homosexual man; a fag
    Synonyms: bicha, viado, boiola

References

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  1. ^ José Pedro Machado (1995) “Bibas”, in Dicionário etimológico da língua portuguesa: com a mais antiga documentação escrita e conhecida de muitos dos vocábulos estudados (in Portuguese), 7 edition, volume I, Lisboa: Livros Horizonte, →ISBN, page 426
  2. ^ biba”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 20032024