baba
Spanish, noun/ˈbaba/
baba is spelled B-A-B-A (4 letters) and appears 4.1 times per million words in written Spanish, the 13,858th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Baba is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “drool, dribble” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Saliva que escapa de la boca accidental o involuntariamente”.
What does baba mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininedrool, dribble
La chacha lavaba, y mientras lavaba, la baba se le caía.
- 2
feminineslime
- 3
femininebaby alligator, caiman or crocodile
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Saliva que escapa de la boca accidental o involuntariamente. 2. Líquido viscoso segregado por ciertas glándulas de algunos gasterópodos terrestres y otros invertebrados. 3. Por extensión, jugo viscoso de algunas plantas. 4. (Caiman crocodilus) Reptil anfibio, emparentado con los cocodrilos y aligátores, de cuerpo alargado, con fuerte cola, mandíbulas poderosas y piel seca y acorazada, nativo de América Central
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of baba
- babas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce baba?
- /ˈbaba/
- [ˈba.β̞a]
- [ˈbaβ̞a]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to baba
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is baba in Spanish?
baba appears 4.1 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).