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baia.

mockery, teasing

4 characters1 syllables approx.Italiano language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈba.ja/
  1. mockery, teasing

    feminine · uncommon
  2. trifle, whiffle, bagatelle

    feminine · uncommon
Where this word comes from

Deverbal from an obsolete verb baiare.

noun/ˈba.ja/
  1. a washtub for clothes, formerly used on ships

    feminine · uncommon
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from French baille, from Late Latin baiula [aquae] (“carrier [of water]”), from a feminine form of Latin baiulus (“carrier, porter”).

noun/ˈba.ja/
  1. bay (body of water)

    feminine · uncommon
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from French baie, of uncertain origin.

adj/ˈba.ja/
  1. feminine singular of baio

    feminine · form-of · singular · uncommon
Where this word comes from

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