babau
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babau m inv
- mostro frutto dell'immaginazione, usato per spaventare i bambini
- (per estensione) individuo che è o fa credere di essere crudele
ba | bàu
IPA: /baˈbaw/
raddoppiamento di "bau", di origine onomatopeica per imitare un rumore cupo, confronta con "bomba", "boato" ecc.
- Enrico Olivetti, Dizionario Italiano Olivetti edizione on line su www.dizionario-italiano.it, Olivetti Media Communication
- Nicola Zingarelli, Lo Zingarelli 1997: vocabolario della lingua italiana, Zanichelli editore, pagina 187