biba

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See also: bībā and bibą

Atong (India)

Etymology

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Noun

biba

  1. breath, vapor, steam

References

Japanese

Romanization

biba

  1. Rōmaji transcription of ビバ

Papiamentu

Etymology

From Portuguese viver or Spanish vivir. Compare Kabuverdianu vive.

Verb

biba

  1. to live
  2. to dwell

Polish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

biba f (diminutive bibka)

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

Declension

Declension of biba
singular plural
nominative biba biby
genitive biby bib
dative bibie bibom
accusative bibę biby
instrumental bibą bibami
locative bibie bibach
vocative bibo biby
noun
verb

References

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

Further reading

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

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

  • Rhymes: -ibɐ
  • Hyphenation: bi‧ba

Etymology 1

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

Noun

biba f (plural bibas)

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

Etymology 2

Unknown.

Noun

biba f (plural bibas)

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

References

  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, 2003–2024
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