Word.ws English Dictionary

baka

Syllables: ba·ka/ˈbɑːkə/US/ˈbɑkə/

baka noun: an evil spirit in Haitian belief, often in the form of an animal.

Noun (1)

baka (plural bakas or baka)

  1. (voodoo) An evil spirit in Haitian belief, often in the form of an animal.
    • Under his sign the malevolent bocor may take the shape of an animal, and men may be transformed into terrible bakas.1953, Maya Daren, The Divine Horsemen, McPherson & Company, published 2004, page 113
    • A person has only to serve the baka incorrectly to have it turn against its owner and do him irremediable harm by reason of the very duality of its composition.1969, Milo Rigaud, Secrets of Voodoo, page 83

Adjective

baka (comparative more baka, superlative most baka)

  1. (endearing, slang) Stupid, silly.
    • I hate my stupid baka life.

Noun (2)

baka (plural bakas)

  1. (endearing, slang) A foolish person, a dummy, a silly goose.

Noun (3) capitalized: Baka

Baka (plural Bakas or Baka)

  1. A member of a nomadic ethnic group inhabiting parts of western and central Africa.

Proper noun (1) capitalized: Baka

Baka

  1. A dialect cluster of Ubangian languages spoken by the Baka people.

Proper noun (2) capitalized: Baka

Baka (plural Bakas)

  1. A surname.

Forms of baka

Noun
pluralbakas
pluralbaka
pluralBakas
pluralBaka
Adjective
comparativemore baka
superlativemost baka
Proper noun
pluralBakas

Origin of baka

Borrowed from Japanese 馬鹿(ばか) (baka, “stupid”).

Borrowed from Czech, Slovak, Hungarian and Polish Baka.

Words formed from baka

Phrases with baka

Words that rhyme with baka

Questions about baka

What does baka mean?
Baka means an evil spirit in Haitian belief, often in the form of an animal.
What part of speech is baka?
Baka can be a noun, an adjective or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce baka?
Baka is pronounced /ˈbɑːkə/ (UK).
What is the plural of baka?
The plural of baka is bakas.

Words near baka in the dictionary

  1. bak choy
  2. bak kut teh
  3. bak kwa
  4. bak tong gou
  5. bak zhang
  6. baka
  7. baka bomb
  8. baka bombs
  9. bakability
  10. bakable
  11. bakaga

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: baka (page history and authors); Baka (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

Last updated:

Pronunciation audio from Wikimedia Commons, each file under its own free license: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-baka.wav.

Cite this entry: “baka.” Word.ws, https://word.ws/baka. Based on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.