baboso
Spanish, noun/baˈboso/
baboso is spelled B-A-B-O-S-O (6 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written Spanish, the 35,389th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Baboso is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “dribbler” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “(Coris julis) Pez teleósteo de la familia de los lábridos, nativo del Mediterráneo, de hasta 25 cm de largo y…”.
What does baboso mean in English?
adjective
- 1
slimy
- 2
dribbling, drooling
- 3
immature, callow
- 4
foolish, stupid
- 5
colloquialmushy; oversentimental
noun
- 1
masculinedribbler
- 2
masculineimmature or callow person
- 3
masculinemoron, fool, stupid person
- 4
masculineblenny (fish)
- 5
masculineslimeball, groper (contemptible flatterer)
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Que segrega baba (sustancia viscosa animal o vegetal, en particular la saliva). 2. Cubierto de baba, o que las segrega en abundancia. 3. De textura apenas cuajada, especialmente dicho de los huevos en gastronomía. 4. Falto de inteligencia o entendimiento.
noun: 1. Molusco gasterópodo pulmonado, sin concha o de concha rudimentaria, que segrega en su marcha una baba clara y pegajosa. 2. (Coris julis) Pez teleósteo de la familia de los lábridos, nativo del Mediterráneo, de hasta 25 cm de largo y marcado dimorfismo sexual, con característicos dobles labios muy carnoso Su carne se aprecia en gastronomía.
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 baboso
- babosa feminine
- babosos masculine plural
- babosas feminine plural
- babosísimo superlative
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce baboso?
- /baˈboso/
- [baˈβ̞o.so]
- [baˈβ̞oso]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to baboso
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is baboso in Spanish?
baboso appears about once in every 1 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).