baba-ovo
Portuguese, noun/ˌba.bɐˈo.vu/
baba-ovo is spelled B-A-B-A-O-V-O (7 letters). Baba-ovo is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “flatterer, sycophant (one who compliments a lot, usually to gain self-serving favour or advantage from another person)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “bajulador”.
What does baba-ovo mean in English?
noun
- 1
Brazilfeminineinformalmasculineflatterer, sycophant (one who compliments a lot, usually to gain self-serving favour or advantage from another person)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. bajulador
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of baba-ovo
- baba-ovos plural
- metaphonic plural
- ba.ba-o.vo canonical
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce baba-ovo?
- Brazil /ˌba.bɐˈo.vu/
- Portugal /ˌba.bɐˈo.vu/
- Portugal [ˌba.βɐˈo.vu]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.