babalaxé
Portuguese, noun/ba.ba.laˈʃɛ/
babalaxé is spelled B-A-B-A-L-A-X-É (8 letters). Babalaxé is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “the high priest of a terreiro” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does babalaxé mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinethe high priest of a terreiro
Coordinate term: ialaxé
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Forms of babalaxé
- babalaxés plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce babalaxé?
- Brazil /ba.ba.laˈʃɛ/
- Portugal /bɐ.bɐ.lɐˈʃɛ/
- Portugal [bɐ.βɐ.lɐˈʃɛ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.