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badana.

flap, dust jacket (of a book)

6 characters3 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/baˈdɐ̃.nɐ/Brazil/bɐˈdɐ.nɐ/Portugal[bɐˈðɐ.nɐ]Portugal/bɐˈda.nɐ/Northern, Portugal

  1. flap, dust jacket (of a book)

    feminine

  2. fin (of a fish, especially cod)

    feminine · informal

  3. simpleton

    colloquial · derogatory · feminine

  4. old, scrawny sheep

    archaic · feminine
Where this word comes from

From Arabic بِطَانَة (biṭāna, “inside, lining, liner”). Compare Spanish badana.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.