baku
Collocations
5ADJ.
bad, live
VERB + BAKU
born, bring, building, dream, held, place, said, saying
BAKU + NOUN
august, azerbaijan, azerbaijan's, brenda, capital, child's, entry, june
PREP.
from, in, in, on
ADV.
only, potentially, truly
Definitions
name
The capital city of the Republic of Azerbaijan.
COPs have been held in petrostates before. But fossil fuel interests appeared truly unleashed in Baku — potentially emboldened by the imminent arrival of Donald Trump in the White House, a man who has vowed to “drill, baby, drill” and pull the US out of the Paris climate agreement.
noun
A type of supernatural being said to devour nightmares.
2005, David Booth, Story Drama, 2nd edition, Pembroke Publishers, page 49, The creature explained that he was a baku. A baku eats dreams and nightmares. To a baku, a bad dream is delicious!
2008, "Baku", entry in Brenda Rosen, The Mythical Creatures Bible, Octopus Publishing Group, page 113, A person awakening from a nightmare should call three times saying, "Baku, eat my dreams." Thus summoned, the Baku will turn bad omens into good fortune by devouring evil influences.
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6COPs have been held in petrostates before. But fossil fuel interests appeared truly unleashed in Baku — potentially emboldened by the imminent arrival of Donald Trump in the White House, a man who has
Wiktionary2005, David Booth, Story Drama, 2nd edition, Pembroke Publishers, page 49, The creature explained that he was a baku. A baku eats dreams and nightmares. To a baku, a bad dream is delicious!
Wiktionary2008, "Baku", entry in Brenda Rosen, The Mythical Creatures Bible, Octopus Publishing Group, page 113, A person awakening from a nightmare should call three times saying, "Baku, eat my dreams." Thus s
WiktionaryShouting out "Devour my dream, Baku!" is said to bring Baku to a child's side to take away his or her bad dreams. Not only does Baku take the dreams away, but he also leaves good fortune in their plac
WiktionaryI live in Baku.
Tatoeba · #2719311Baku is the capital of Azerbaijan.
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