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bakas

bakas is the plural of baka.

Meaning of baka

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

Noun (2)

baka (plural bakas)

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

See all 6 meanings of baka

Proper noun (1) capitalized: Bakas

Bakas (plural Bakases)

  1. A surname from Greek.

Noun capitalized: Bakas

Bakas

  1. (plural) plural of Baka

Proper noun (2) capitalized: Bakas

Bakas

  1. (plural) plural of Baka

Forms of bakas

pluralBakases

Origin of bakas

Borrowed from Greek Μπάκας (Bákas).

Phrases with bakas

Questions about bakas

What does bakas mean?
Bakas means a surname from Greek.
What is bakas the plural of?
Bakas is the plural of baka.
What part of speech is bakas?
Bakas can be a proper noun or a noun.

Words near bakas in the dictionary

  1. Bakalyans
  2. bakanae
  3. Bakar
  4. bakarkhani
  5. bakarkhanis
  6. bakas
  7. Bakases
  8. Bakatan
  9. Bakavi
  10. bakaw
  11. bakchod

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