baba

BrE /ˈbæ.bə/ AmE /ˈbæ.bə/

noun en → es

1 SLIME [singular] B1

a sticky, slimy substance that is produced by the body and comes out of your mouth when you are sleeping or sick

babas, saliva espesa

Collocations baba de sueño

  • He woke up with a lot of baba in his mouth.

    Se despertó con mucha baba en la boca.

2 MILK [singular] C1

the thick white liquid that is produced by a woman's breasts when she has recently given birth to or is about to give birth to a baby

leche materna, leche de pecho

Collocations baba materna

  • She started producing baba a few weeks before the baby was born.

    Empezó a producir leche materna unas semanas antes del nacimiento del bebé.

3 SLANG [singular] B2

a stupid or silly person (slang)

tonto, idiota

Collocations ser un baba

  • He's such a baba that he believes everything.

    Es tan tonto que cree todo lo que le dicen.

4 ART [singular] C1

a type of traditional Japanese painting or calligraphy on paper or silk, often with a poem written in the same ink as the picture (slang)

pintura japonesa tradicional, caligrafía en papel o seda

Collocations baba japonés

  • The museum has a beautiful baba on display.

    El museo tiene una hermosa pintura japonesa tradicional en exhibición.