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basta

/ˈbɑstɑ/

basta interjection: (that's) enough; stop!

Interjection

  1. (literary, poetic) (that's) enough; stop!
    • Baſta, content thee: for I haue it full.c. 1590–1592 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Taming of the Shrew”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward]...

Origin of basta

Borrowed from Italian basta.

Questions about basta

What does basta mean?
Basta means (that's) enough; stop!
What part of speech is basta?
Basta is an interjection.
How do you pronounce basta?
Basta is pronounced /ˈbɑstɑ/.

Words near basta in the dictionary

  1. basswood
  2. basswoods
  3. basswork
  4. bassy
  5. bast
  6. basta
  7. bastable
  8. bastable cake
  9. bastable cakes
  10. bastables
  11. bastadin

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