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bas.

sea bass

3 characters1 syllables approx.Gaeilge language

Meaning & usage

noun/bˠasˠ/
  1. sea bass

    feminine
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Middle English bace, alteration of bars, from Old English bærs (“a fish, perch”), from Proto-West Germanic *bars (“perch”).

noun/bˠasˠ/
  1. boss (person in charge)

    masculine
  2. the best (of its class, etc.)

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from English boss, from Dutch baas, from Middle Dutch baes (“master of a household, friend”), from Old Dutch *baso (“uncle, kinsman”), from Proto-Germanic *baswô, masculine form of *baswǭ (“father's sister, aunt, cousin”).

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