Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

baz

/bˈæz/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.88 in modern English

Syllables: baz
IPA: /bˈæz/

14

Scrabble Score

3

Letters

1

Syllables

3

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A metasyntactic variable used to stand for some unspecified entity; typically the third in a series after foo and bar.

Uncountable

name

A diminutive of the male given name Barry.

Australian usage; British usage

name

A diminutive of the male given name Basil.

Australian usage; British usage

name

Example Sentences

"Suppose we have three objects, foo, bar and baz."
"Hung around the deserted shopping centre with Barry Kent and the lads.[…] Barry graciously gave me permission to call him 'Baz'."
"There was me and Baz – Barry Stevens, my DS – in one car."
"That's what Baz—Basil Younger——said when I put it to him."

Etymology

Two main origins: * Borrowed from Persian باز (bâz, “falcon”). * Borrowed from Spanish Baz.

Origin

Source language: Persian

Word Breakdown

Root: باز, Baz

Usage

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in People.

Inflected Forms

Bazza (alternative) Bazes (plural)

Rhymes With

as has whereas jazz chaz alcatraz vaz raz spaz mraz pizzazz faz

Questions

How do you pronounce baz?: The recorded pronunciation is /bˈæz/.
What does baz mean?: A metasyntactic variable used to stand for some unspecified entity; typically the third in a series after foo and bar.
Where does baz come from?: It is traced to Persian.

How to pronounce baz

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