Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

babalaas

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ba-bal-aas
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A very bad hangover.

Slang

Etymology

Etymology tree Zulu ibhabhalazibor. Afrikaans babalaasbor. English babalaas Borrowed from Afrikaans babalaas, borrowed from Zulu ibhabhalazi.

Usage

Slang

Inflected Forms

babalaases (plural) babbelas (alternative)

Questions

What does babalaas mean?: A very bad hangover.
Where does babalaas come from?: Etymology tree Zulu ibhabhalazibor. Afrikaans babalaasbor. English babalaas Borrowed from Afrikaans babalaas, borrowed from Zulu ibhabhalazi.

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