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baka
UK /ˈbɑːkə/ US /ˈbɑkə/
noun 3name 2adj 1
Collocations
4ADJ.
stupid
VERB + BAKA
hate, serve
BAKA + NOUN
destroy, life
ADV.
incorrectly
Definitions
noun
1
An evil spirit in Haitian belief, often in the form of an animal.
Under his sign the malevolent bocor may take the shape of an animal, and men may be transformed into terrible bakas.
A person has only to serve the baka incorrectly to have it turn against its owner and do him irremediable harm by reason of the very duality of its composition.
adj
1
Stupid, silly.
I hate my stupid baka life.
noun
1
A foolish person, a dummy, a silly goose.
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Under his sign the malevolent bocor may take the shape of an animal, and men may be transformed into terrible bakas.
Wiktionary02
A person has only to serve the baka incorrectly to have it turn against its owner and do him irremediable harm by reason of the very duality of its composition.
Wiktionary03
Because a baka can destroy a family's (or even a whole neighborhood's) well-being, there is great interest in catching and destroying them.
Wiktionary04
I hate my stupid baka life.
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