biba
Portuguese, noun/ˈbi.bɐ/
biba is spelled B-I-B-A (4 letters) and appears about once in every 4 million words in written Portuguese, the 66,709th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Biba is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “loquat tree (Eriobotrya japonica)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “homossexual do sexo masculino”.
What does biba mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineloquat tree (Eriobotrya japonica)
- 2
feminineloquat
noun
- 1
Brazilfeminineslangvulgara homosexual man; a fag
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. homossexual do sexo masculino 2. espécie de nêspera (Eriobotrya japonica)
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 biba
- bibas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce biba?
- Brazil /ˈbi.bɐ/
- Portugal /ˈbi.bɐ/
- Portugal [ˈbi.βɐ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is biba in Portuguese?
biba appears about once in every 4 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).