badana
Spanish, noun/baˈdana/
badana is spelled B-A-D-A-N-A (6 letters) and appears about once in every 10 million words in written Spanish, the 117,287th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Badana is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “sheepskin” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Piel fina de carnero u oveja, curtida o tratada, especialmente con polvo de alguna corteza”.
What does badana mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininesheepskin
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Piel fina de carnero u oveja, curtida o tratada, especialmente con polvo de alguna corteza. 2. Tira de cuero o de otro material, que se cose al borde interior de la copa del sombrero para evitar las manchas de sudor.
adjective: 1. Se dice de la persona floja y perezosa.
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 badana
- badanas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce badana?
- /baˈdana/
- [baˈð̞a.na]
- [baˈð̞ana]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to badana
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is badana in Spanish?
badana appears about once in every 10 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).